On the volatility and production mechanisms of newly formed nitrate and water soluble organic aerosol in Mexico City

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 14, 2008, Pages 3761-3768

  Hennigan, C J ^a   Sullivan, A P ^b,d   Fountoukis, C I ^a   Nenes, A ^a,b   Hecobian, A ^b   Vargas, O ^b   Peltier, R E ^b,e   Case Hanks, A T ^b   Huey, L G ^b   Lefer, B L ^c   Russell, A G ^a   Weber, R J ^b  

^a Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^d Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; DILUTION; EVAPORATION; METROPOLITAN AREA; ORGANIC CARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 47549107427     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-3761-2008     Document Type: Article

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