Photochemical processing of organic aerosol at nearby continental sites: Contrast between urban plumes and regional aerosol

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2991-3006

  Slowik, J G ^a,b,d   Brook, J ^c   Y W Chang, R ^a,b   Evans, G J ^a,b   Hayden, K ^c   Jeong, C H ^c   LiS M , ^c   Liggio, J ^c   Liu, P S K ^c   McGuire, M ^a,b   Mihele, C ^c   Sjostedt, S ^a,b,c   Vlasenko, A ^a,b   Abbatt, J P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CONDENSATION; ISOPRENE; MATRIX; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 79953277592     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-2991-2011     Document Type: Article

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