A summer time series of particulate carbon in the air and snow at Summit, Greenland

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Hagler, Gayle S W ^a   Bergin, Michael H ^a,b   Smith, Eugene A ^a   Dibb, Jack E ^c  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SNOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AIR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SNOW; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; WET DEPOSITION;

ARCTIC; GREENLAND; GREENLAND ICE SHEET; NORTH AMERICA; SUMMIT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38549089394     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008993     Document Type: Article

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