Measurement and analysis of aerosol and black carbon in the southwestern United States and Panama and their dependence on air mass origin

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 13, 2004, Pages

  Junker, C ^a   Sheahan, J N ^a   Jennings, S G ^a   O'Brien, P ^a   Hinds, B D ^b   Martinez Twary, E ^c   Hansen, A D A ^d   White, C ^a   Garvey, D M ^b   Pinnick, R G ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol absorption; Aerosol mass; Air mass trajectory; Black carbon; Statistical analysis of aerosol data; Time series analysis of aerosol data

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; BLACK CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NORTH AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 4844230999     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004066     Document Type: Article

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