Short-term secondary organic carbon estimations with a modified OC/EC primary ratio method at a suburban site in Madrid (Spain)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 2496-2506

  Plaza, Javier ^a   Artíñano, Begoña ^a   Salvador, Pedro ^a   Gómez Moreno, Francisco J ^a   Pujadas, Manuel ^a   Pio, Casimiro A ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Elemental carbon; Organic carbon; Primary OC EC ratio; SOC apportionment; Urban aerosol

Indexed keywords

CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; CORRECTION FACTORS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; INTERCOMPARISON EXERCISE; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEAN VALUES; OC PEAKS; OC/EC RATIO; PHOTOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY; PRIMARY OC/EC RATIO; RATIO METHOD; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBON; SOC APPORTIONMENT; SUBURBAN SITES; THERMAL ANALYZERS; THERMO-OPTICAL; TIME-PERIODS; URBAN AEROSOLS; WINTER MONTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ESTIMATION; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMOANALYSIS; TIME SERIES;

ORGANIC CARBON;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DIURNAL VARIATION; ORGANIC CARBON; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; TIME SERIES;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; OSCILLATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL SMOG; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPAIN; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WINTER;

MADRID [SPAIN]; SPAIN;

EID: 79953309446     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.02.037     Document Type: Article

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