Development and evaluation of a sampling system to determine gaseous Mercury fluxes using an aerodynamic micrometeorological gradient method

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1-11

  Edwards, G C ^a   Rasmussen, P E ^b   Schroeder, W H ^c   Wallace, D M ^d   Halfpenny Mitchell, L ^e   Dias, G M ^e   Kemp, R J ^f,g   Ausma, S ^h  

^a AGRICULTURE AND AGRI FOOD CANADA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d Card Geotechnics   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^f ROWAN WILLIAMS DAVIES AND IRWIN INC   (Canada)

^g Mohawk College of Applied Arts and Technology   (Canada)

^h ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC GAS; FLUX MEASUREMENT; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MERCURY (ELEMENT);

EID: 21444452302     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005187     Document Type: Article

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