Characterization of pollution events in the East Baltic region affected by regional biomass fire emissions

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 190-200

  Ulevicius, Vidmantas ^a   Byčenkienë, Steigvilë ^a   Remeikis, Vidmantas ^a   Garbaras, Andrius ^a   Kecorius, Simonas ^a   Andriejauskienë, Jelena ^a   Jasinevičienë, Dalia ^a   Mocnik, Grisa ^b  

^a CENTER FOR PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

^b Educell doo   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

ngstr m exponent of the absorption coefficient; Biomass burning; Black carbon; Carbon isotope ratio; Long range transport

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION SPECTRA; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOUNDS; CHEMICALS; FIRES; ISOTOPES; METEOROLOGY; SURFACE MEASUREMENT;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CARBON ISOTOPE RATIO; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MODIS; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; TEMPORAL EVOLUTION;

BALTIC REGION;

EID: 77958571276     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.03.021     Document Type: Article

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