A method for on-line measurement of water-soluble organic carbon in ambient aerosol particles: Results from an urban site

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 13, 2004, Pages

  Sullivan, A P ^a   Weber, R J ^a   Clements, A L ^b   Turner, J R ^b   Bae, M S ^c   Schauer, J J ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON; FILTRATION; GEOPHYSICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OZONE; SOLUBILITY; AEROSOLS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; URBAN GROWTH;

CARBON CONTENT; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON ANALYZERS; URBAN SITES; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON (WSOC);

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ORGANIC CARBON; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

MISSOURI; NORTH AMERICA; SAINT LOUIS; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DIURNAL VARIATION; INTEGRAL MEASUREMENTS; ON-LINE MEASUREMENT; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

EID: 4544236873     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019681     Document Type: Article

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