Composition of semi-volatile organic compounds in the urban atmosphere of Singapore: Influence of biomass burning

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 23, 2010, Pages 11401-11413

  He, J ^a   Zielinska, B ^b   Balasubramanian, R ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HAZE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; OZONE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA];

EID: 78649701008     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-11401-2010     Document Type: Article

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