Characterization of individual airborne particles by using aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometry at Mace Head, Ireland

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 21, 2004, Pages

  Dall'Osto, Manuel ^a   Beddows, David C S ^a,b   Kinnersley, Robert P ^a,c   Harrison, Roy M ^a   Donovan, Robert J ^d   Heal, Mathew R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol mass spectrometry; ATOFMS; Mace Head; Marine aerosols; Saharan dust

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CONNACHT; COUNTY GALWAY; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; MACE HEAD; WESTERN EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 13244291771     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004747     Document Type: Article

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