Quantification of aerosol chemical composition using continuous single particle measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 7027-7044

  Jeong, C H ^a   McGuire, M L ^a   Godri, K J ^b   Slowik, J G ^a,c   Rehbein, P J G ^a   Evans, G J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMMONIUM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 79960618359     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-7027-2011     Document Type: Article

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