The Pasadena Aerosol Characterization Observatory (PACO): Chemical and physical analysis of the Western Los Angeles basin aerosol

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 7417-7443

  Hersey, S P ^a   Craven, J S ^b   Schilling, K A ^b   Metcalf, A R ^a   Sorooshian, A ^c   Chan, M N ^a   Flagan, R C ^a,b   Seinfeld, J H ^a,b  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYGROSCOPICITY; NITRATE; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SULFATE; TIMESCALE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES BASIN; PASADENA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79961014232     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-7417-2011     Document Type: Article

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