Atmospheric HULIS: How humic-like are they? A comprehensive and critical review

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 729-753

  Graber, E R ^a   Rudich, Y ^b  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; HUMIC ACID; HUMIC SUBSTANCE;

EID: 33645811503     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-729-2006     Document Type: Article

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