Closure evaluation of size-resolved aerosol pH in the New England coastal atmosphere during summer

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 1-16

  Keene, William C ^a   Pszenny, Alexander A P ^b,c   Maben, John R ^a   Stevenson, Eric ^c,d   Wall, Andrew ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^c Mount Washington Observatory   (United States)

^d AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol acidity; Aerosol pH; Gas aerosol interactions; Multiphase atmospheric chemistry; Phase partitioning; Sea salt aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; IONIC COMPOSITION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARTITIONING; PH; SEA SALT; TRACE GAS;

NEW ENGLAND; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 14644408051     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004801     Document Type: Article

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