Quantitative estimates of the volatility of ambient organic aerosol

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 5409-5424

  Cappa, C D ^a   Jimenez, J L ^b  

^a University of California   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ESTIMATION METHOD; EVAPORATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 77149131948     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-5409-2010     Document Type: Article

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