Measurement of aerosol organic compounds using a novel collection/thermal- desorption PTR-ITMS instrument

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 486-501

  Thornberry, Troy ^a,b   Murphy, Daniel M ^a   Thomson, David S ^a,b   De Gouw, Joost ^a,b   Warneke, Carsten ^a,b   Bates, Timothy S ^c   Quinn, Patricia K ^c   Coffman, Derek ^c  

^a NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MASS; CLIMATE STUDIES; DETECTION LIMITS; FIELD DEPLOYMENT; GLUTARIC ACID; IN-SITU ANALYSIS; INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCE; ION TRAP MASS SPECTROMETER; LABORATORY STUDIES; MASS-TO-CHARGE RATIO; ME-XICO; PRIMARY EMISSIONS; RESEARCH VESSELS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; INSTRUMENTS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLLUTION DETECTION; SHIPS; THERMAL DESORPTION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 72449205724     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820902763132     Document Type: Article

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