Technical Note: Molecular characterization of aerosol-derived water soluble organic carbon using ultrahigh resolution electrospray ionization Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 17, 2008, Pages 5099-5111

  Wozniak, A S ^a   Bauer, J E T ^a   Sleighter, R L ^b   Dickhut, R M ^a   Hatcher, P G ^b  

^a VIRGINIA INSTITUTE OF MARINE SCIENCE   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLIMATE CYCLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; ORGANIC CARBON; RESOLUTION; RURAL AREA; SOLUBILITY; SPRAY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 51049083161     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-5099-2008     Document Type: Article

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