Carbonaceous and inorganic species in atmospheric aerosols during wintertime over urban and high-altitude sites in North India

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 21, 2007, Pages

  Rengarajan, R ^a   Sarin, M M ^a   Sudheer, A K ^a  

^a PHYSICAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DUST; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; INORGANIC COMPOUND; SAMPLING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; MANORA PEAK; SIWALIK HILLS; SOUTH ASIA; UTTARAKHAND;

EID: 38549121151     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008150     Document Type: Article

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