Air masses and aerosols chemical components in the free troposphere at the subtropical Northeast Atlantic region

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 63-90

  Diaz A M ^a   Diaz J P ^a   Exposito F J ^a   Hernandez Leal P A ^a   Savoie, D ^b   Querol, X ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA LAGUNA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Air mass transport; Ammonium; Dust; Nitrate; Radiative properties; Sulfate

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANION; CALCIUM SULFATE; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; NITRATE; SULFUR;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AFRICA; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CALCULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EL NINO; EUROPE; MINERAL DUST; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTHEAST);

EID: 33644585664     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-006-2644-5     Document Type: Article

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