Chemical composition of marine aerosol in a Mediterranean coastal zone during the FETCH experiment

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D11, 2001, Pages 12023-12037

  Sellegri, Karine ^a,c   Gourdeau, Justine ^a,d   Putaud, Jean Philippe ^b   Despiau, Serge ^a  

^a ISITV   (France)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^d Ctr Sci et Technique du Batiment ^*  (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; COASTAL ZONE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; SEA SALT;

(NORTHWEST); MEDITERRANEAN SEA;

EID: 0034925493     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900629     Document Type: Article

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