Mass size distributions and size resolved chemical composition of fine particulate matter at the Pittsburgh supersite

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3127-3141

  Cabada, Juan C ^a   Rees, Sarah ^a   Takahama, Satoshi ^a   Khlystov, Andrey ^a   Pandis, Spyros N ^a   Davidson, Cliff I ^a   Robinson, Allen L ^a,b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Condensation mode; Droplet mode; MOUDI; PAQS; PM size composition; PMx; Ultrafine PM

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALUMINUM FOIL; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COMPOSITION; GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT THEORY; ORIFICES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); STATISTICAL METHODS;

MASS SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; MICRO-ORIFICE UNIFORM DEPOSIT IMPACTORS (MOUDI); PITTSBURGH; SIZE-RESOLVED AEROSOL MASS COMPOSITION;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

AMMONIA; ANION; CATION; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; POLITEF; SULFATE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ALUMINUM FOIL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; FILTER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; VOLATILIZATION; WATER CONTENT; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442600167     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.004     Document Type: Article

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