High time-resolution chemical characterization of the water-soluble fraction of ambient aerosols with PILS-TOC-IC and AMS

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1063-1074

  Timonen, H ^a   Aurela, M ^a   Carbone, S ^a   Saarnio, K ^a   Saarikoski, S ^a   Makela T ^a   Kulmala, M ^b   Kerminen, V M ^a,b   Worsnop, D R ^a,b,c   Hillamo, R ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR SAMPLING; AMMONIUM; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON MONOXIDE; CORRELATION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RESOLUTION; SOLUBILITY; SULFATE;

EID: 79955496784     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-1063-2010     Document Type: Article

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