Volatile organic compound measurements at Trinidad Head, California, during ITCT 2K2: Analysis of sources, atmospheric composition, and aerosol residence times

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

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

  Millet, Dylan B ^a   Golstein, Allen H ^a   Allan, James D ^b   Bates, Timothy S ^c   Boudries, Hacene ^d   Bower, Keith N ^b   Coe, Hugh ^b   Ma, Yilin ^e   McKay, Megan ^a   Quinn, Patricia K ^c   Sullivan, Amy ^e   Weber, Rodney J ^e   Worsnop, Douglas R ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^e GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Atmospheric chemistry; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; RESIDENCE TIME; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 20044386680     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004026     Document Type: Article

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