Enhancement of snowpack inorganic nitrogen by aerosol debris

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 229-241

  Wadham, J L ^a   Hallam, K R ^a   Hawkins, J ^a   O'Connor, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CALCIUM; CHLORINE; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRATE; SNOWPACK;

EID: 33745012081     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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