Atmospheric tar balls from biomass burning in Mexico

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 5, 2011, Pages

  Adachi, Kouji ^a,b   Buseck, Peter R ^a,b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; DRIERS (MATERIALS); ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; GLOBAL WARMING; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOOT; TAR; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

AERODYNAMIC DIAMETERS; BIOMASS FUELS; BIOMASS-BURNING; ELECTRON TOMOGRAPHY; EXTERNAL MIXING; GLOBAL CLIMATES; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH FACTOR; ME-XICO; ORGANIC AEROSOL; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SPHERICAL SHAPE; TAR BALLS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON; GLOBAL CLIMATE; OXYGEN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMOKE; SOOT; SULFUR; TOMOGRAPHY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TROPICAL REGION; WAVELENGTH;

EUROPE; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SOUTHERN AFRICA;

EID: 79952386224     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015102     Document Type: Article

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