A laboratory study of the heterogeneous uptake and oxidation of sulfur dioxide on mineral dust particles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue D23, 2002, Pages

  Usher, C R ^a   Al Hosney, H ^a   Carlos Cuellar, S ^a   Grassian, V H ^a  

^a E11 SSH   (United States)

Author keywords

Heterogeneous chemistry; Mineral dust; Mineral oxides; SO2; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037956763     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002051     Document Type: Article

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