Individual aerosol particles from biomass burning in southern Africa: 2. Compositions and aging of inorganic particles

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 13, 2003, Pages

  Li, Jia ^a   Pósfai, Mihály ^b   Hobbs, Peter V ^c   Buseck, Peter R ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging of smoke; Biomass burning; Individual particle analysis; Potassium salt; SAFARI 2000; Tar balls

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYGROSCOPICITY;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 0742270203     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002310     Document Type: Article

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