Mercury deposition in Southern New Hampshire, 2006-2009

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 7657-7668

  Lombard, M A S ^a   Bryce, J G ^a   Mao, H ^b   Talbot, R ^c  

^a University of New Hampshire   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c University of Houston   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRY DEPOSITION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MIXING RATIO; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SEASONAL VARIATION; WET DEPOSITION;

DURHAM [NEW HAMPSHIRE]; NEW HAMPSHIRE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79960974036     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-7657-2011     Document Type: Article

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