Trends in long-term gaseous mercury observations in the Arctic and effects of temperature and other atmospheric conditions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 4661-4672

  Cole, A S ^a   Steffen, A ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANNUAL VARIATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BROMINE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MERCURY (ELEMENT); OXIDATION; TELECONNECTION; TEMPERATURE EFFECT; TREND ANALYSIS; WIND DIRECTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ALERT; ARCTIC; CANADA; ELLESMERE ISLAND; NUNAVUT; QUEEN ELIZABETH ISLANDS;

EID: 77952964986     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-4661-2010     Document Type: Article

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