Simulation and analysis of secondary organic aerosol dynamics in the South Coast Air Basin of California

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Vutukuru, Satish ^a   Griffin, Robert J ^b   Dabdub, Donald ^a  

^a University of California at Irvine   (United States)

^b Univ of New Hampshire   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; OXIDATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745913301     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006139     Document Type: Article

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