Radon daughter disequilibria and lead systematics in the western North Atlantic

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D13, 1998, Pages 16059-16071

  Hussain, N ^a   Church, T M ^a   Véron, Alain J ^a,c   Larson, R E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c CEREGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR-SEA INTERACTION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ISOTOPE; LEAD; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RADON; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 1542469541     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD01367     Document Type: Article

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