Characterisation of individual aerosol particles collected during a haze episode in Incheon, Korea using the quantitative ED-EPMA technique

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1327-1337

  Geng, H ^a,b   Ryu, J Y ^a   Maskey, S ^a   Jung, H J ^a   Ro, C U ^a  

^a Inha University   (South Korea)

^b SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL FORMATION; DUST; FLY ASH; HAZE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEA SALT; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

INCHEON [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 79951615910     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-1327-2011     Document Type: Article

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