Application of absolute principal component analysis to size distribution data: Identification of particle origins

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 887-897

  Chan, T W ^a,b   Mozurkewich, M ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE GAS;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 33847204058     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-887-2007     Document Type: Article

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