Chemical composition of atmospheric aerosol in the European subarctic: Contribution of the Kola Peninsula smelter areas, central Europe, and the Arctic Ocean

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D19, 1999, Pages 23681-23696

  Virkkula, Aki ^a   Aurela, Minna ^a   Hillamo, Risto ^a   Mäkelä, Timo ^a   Pakkanen, Tuomo ^a   Kerminen, Veli Matti ^a   Maenhaut, Willy ^b   François, Filip ^b   Cafmeyer, Jan ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SUBARCTIC REGION;

EID: 0033589085     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD900426     Document Type: Article

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