Diagnostic model evaluation for carbonaceous PM2.5 using organic markers measured in the southeastern U.S.

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1577-1583

  Bhave, Prakash V ^a   Pouliot, George A ^a   Zheng, Mei ^b  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ERROR COMPENSATION; EXHAUST GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR QUALITY MODELS; CARBON CONTRIBUTIONS;

AIR POLLUTION;

ALKANE; ALKANOIC ACID; CARBON; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CIGARETTE SMOKE; GASOLINE; HOPANOID; KETONE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ERROR COMPENSATION; EXHAUST GASES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; EMISSION INVENTORY; MODEL VALIDATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL-URBAN COMPARISON; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES;

ALABAMA; ATLANTA; BIRMINGHAM [ALABAMA]; GEORGIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33847673092     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es061785x     Document Type: Article

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