Size distributions of organic nitrogen and carbon in remote marine aerosols: Evidence of marine biological origin based on their sotopic ratios

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Miyazaki, Yuzo ^a   Kawamura, Kimitaka ^a   Sawano, Maki ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SAMPLES; AZELAIC ACID; BIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES; BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTIVITY; DERIVED CARBONS; MARINE AEROSOLS; METHANE SULFONIC ACID; OCEANIC REGIONS; ORGANIC AEROSOL; ORGANIC NITROGEN; POSITIVE CORRELATIONS; STABLE CARBON; TOTAL CARBON; WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; PRODUCTIVITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BIMODAL ASSOCIATION; EMISSION; ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC NITROGEN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 77949854361     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL042483     Document Type: Article

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