The fluorescence properties of aerosol larger than 0.8 μ in urban and tropical rainforest locations

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 5491-5504

  Gabey, A M ^a   Stanley, W R ^b   Gallagher, M W ^a   Kaye, P H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DATA SET; FLUORESCENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; RAINFOREST; TROPICAL FOREST; URBAN AREA; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

BORNEO; ENGLAND; MANCHESTER [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79960184375     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-5491-2011     Document Type: Article

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