Seasonal and spatial trends in primary and secondary organic carbon concentrations in southeast Texas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3225-3239

  Russell, Matthew ^a   Allen, David T ^a,b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Particulate matter; PM2.5; Secondary organic aerosol

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FORESTRY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STATISTICAL METHODS;

GULF COASTS; ORGANIC CARBON (OC); PM MONITORING NETWORKS; TEXAS;

CARBON;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONALITY;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442499363     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.013     Document Type: Article

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