Size distribution of EC and OC in the aerosol of Alpine valleys during summer and winter

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2005, Pages 2915-2925

  Jaffrezo, J L ^a   Aymoz, G ^a   Cozic, J ^a,b  

^a LABORATOIRE DE GLACIOLOGIE ET GÉOPHYSIQUE DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; ORGANIC CARBON; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ALPS; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 30344450067     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-2915-2005     Document Type: Article

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