Source characterization of biomass burning particles: The combustion of selected European conifers, African hardwood, savanna grass, and German and Indonesian peat

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 8, 2007, Pages

  Iinuma, Y ^a   Bruggemann E ^a   Gnauk, T ^a   Muller K ^a   Andreae, M O ^b   Helas, G ^b   Parmar, R ^b   Herrmann, H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; CHARACTERIZATION; COMBUSTION; FORESTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; COMBUSTION; CONIFEROUS TREE; DECOMPOSITION; GRASS; ORGANIC CARBON; PAH; PEAT; WOOD;

CONIFEROPHYTA;

EID: 34250613936     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007120     Document Type: Article

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