Stable estimate of primary OC/EC ratios in the EC tracer method

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 1383-1392

  Chu, Shao Hang ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

average of ratios; Deming regression; EC tracer method; Ordinary regression; Primary OC EC ratio estimation; Ratio of averages

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMBUSTION; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEASUREMENT ERRORS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RANDOM PROCESSES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

ORGANIC AEROSOL; PARTICULATE MATTER STUDIES; SKEWED DISTRIBUTION;

RADIOACTIVE TRACERS;

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; ESTIMATION METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACER;

ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; ERROR; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WINTER;

EID: 13844277132     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.11.038     Document Type: Article

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