Black carbon and other species at a high-elevation European site (Mount Sonnblick, 3106 m, Austria): Concentrations and scavenging efficiencies

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D20, 2000, Pages 24637-24645

  Hitzenberger, R ^a   Berner, A ^a   Kromp, R ^a   Kasper Giebl, A ^b   Limbeck, A ^b   Tscherwenka, W ^b   Puxbaum, H ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR EXPERIMENTALPHYSIK   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; CLOUD WATER; CONCENTRATION; SCAVENGING;

AUSTRIA; MOUNT SONNBLICK;

EID: 0034533138     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900349     Document Type: Article

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