PM2.5 chemical composition and spatiotemporal variability during the Californian Regional PM10/PM2.5 Air Quality Study (CRPAQS)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 10, 2006, Pages

  Chow, Judith C ^a   Chen, L W Anthony ^a   Watson, John G ^a   Lowenthal, Douglas H ^a   Magliano, Karen A ^b   Turkiewicz, Kasia ^b   Lehrman, Donald E ^c  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

^c Technical and Business Systems   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN POLLUTION;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745919511     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006457     Document Type: Article

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