Optical properties of humic-like substances (HULIS) in biomass-burning aerosols

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 3563-3570

  Hoffer, A ^a,b   Gelencser A ^b   Guyon, P ^a   Kiss, G ^b   Schmid, O ^a,d   Frank, G P ^a   Artaxo, P ^c   Andreae, M O ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HUMIC SUBSTANCE; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AMAZON BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33748292801     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-3563-2006     Document Type: Article

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