Optimizing thermal-optical methods for measuring atmospheric elemental (black) carbon: A response surface study

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 703-723

  Conny, Joseph M ^a   Klinedinst, Donna B ^a   Wight, Scott A ^a   Paulsen, Jeffrey L ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; DESORPTION; HELIUM; LASER APPLICATIONS; MORPHOLOGY; OXIDATION; PHASE COMPOSITION;

ELEMENTAL CARBON (EC); MORPHOLOGICAL COMPLEXITY; THERMAL DESORPTION; THERMAL-OPTICAL ANALYSIS (TOA);

CARBON;

CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DESORPTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; LASER; LIGHT ABSORPTION; MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHASE TRANSITION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; POLARIMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ATTENUATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAPHY;

EID: 2142776251     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820300920     Document Type: Article

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