A 10-year spatial and temporal trend of sulfate across the United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 22, 2002, Pages

  Malm, William C ^a,b   Schichtel, Bret A ^a,b   Ames, Rodger B ^a,b   Gebhart, Kristi A ^a,b  

^a National Center for Atmospheric Research   (United States)

^b Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Extinction; Monitoring; Sulfate; Trends; Visibility

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RAIN; STATISTICAL METHODS;

DATA ACQUISITION; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFUR EMISSION;

BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK; CALIFORNIA; KENTUCKY; LASSEN VOLCANIC NATIONAL PARK; MICHIGAN; NORTH AMERICA; NORTH CAROLINA; OHIO VALLEY [PENNSYLVANIA-OHIO]; TENNESSEE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

VACCINIUM MACROCARPON;

EID: 33751297602     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002107     Document Type: Article

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