Observations of OM/OC and specific attenuation coefficients (SAC) in ambient fine PM at a rural site in central Ontario, Canada

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2393-2411

  Chan, T W ^a   Huang, L ^a   Leaitch, W R ^a   Sharma, S ^a   Brook, J R ^a   Slowik, J G ^b   Abbatt, J P D ^b   Brickell, P C ^a   Liggio, J ^a   Li, S M ^a   Moosmuller H ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENT; AEROSOL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOMETER; RURAL AREA;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 77949284111     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-2393-2010     Document Type: Article

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