Organic compounds present in the natural Amazonian aerosol: Characterization by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 24, 2003, Pages

  Graham, Bim ^a   Guyon, Pascal ^a   Taylor, Philip E ^b   Artaxo, Paulo ^c   Maenhaut, Willy ^d   Glovsky, M Michael ^b,e   Flagan, Richard C ^b   Andreae, Meinrat O ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^e HUNTINGTON MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Amazon; Biogenic aerosol; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Organic aerosol; Sugar alcohols; Sugars

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 1642418325     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003jd003990     Document Type: Article

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