Precipitation chemistry at a rural Mediterranean site: Between anthropogenic pollution and natural emissions

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 9, 2003, Pages

  Avila, Anna ^a   Alarcón, Marta ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Back trajectory analysis; Long range transport; Rain chemistry; Source receptor; Temporal trends; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; WET DEPOSITION;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; MONTSENY; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 0347899502     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002565     Document Type: Article

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