A study of secondary organic aerosol formation in the anthropogenic-influenced southeastern United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 13, 2007, Pages

  Weber, Rodney J ^a   Sullivan, Amy P ^a,b   Peltier, Richard E ^a   Russell, Armistead ^c   Yan, Bo ^a   Zheng, Mei ^a   de Grouw, Joost ^d,e   Warneke, Carsten ^d,e   Brock, Charles ^d,e   Holloway, John S ^d,e   Atlas, Elliot L ^f   Edgerton, Eric ^g  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^g Atmospheric Research and Analysis Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; THERMAL PLUMES; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; TRACER; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

GEORGIA; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34547319127     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008408     Document Type: Article

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