Chemical speciation of sulfur in marine cloud droplets and particles: Analysis of individual particles from the marine boundary layer over the California current

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Hopkins, Rebecca J ^a   Desyaterik, Yury ^b   Tivanski, Alexei V ^a   Zaveri, Rahul A ^c   Berkowitz, Carl M ^c   Tyliszczak, Tolek ^a   Gilles, Mary K ^a   Laskin, Alexander ^b  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; NATURAL WATER GEOCHEMISTRY; OCEAN CURRENTS; SULFUR;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD DROPLET; SEA SALT; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); SULFUR;

CALIFORNIA CURRENT; PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 42549167953     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008954     Document Type: Article

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