Single-particle chemical characterization and source apportionment of iron-containing atmospheric aerosols in Asian outflow

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 18, 2011, Pages

  Furutani, Hiroshi ^a   Jung, Jinyoung ^a   Miura, Kazuhiko ^b   Takami, Akinori ^c   Kato, Shungo ^d   Kajii, Yoshizumi ^d   Uematsu, Mitsuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^d TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; BIOMASS; COAL; COAL COMBUSTION; LITHIUM; MASS SPECTROMETERS; TEACHING; VANADIUM ALLOYS;

AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; COMBUSTION SOURCES; CONCENTRATION OF FE; EAST ASIA; ELEMENTAL CARBON; LITHIUM IONS; RELATIVE ABUNDANCE; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; SHIP EMISSIONS; SINGLE-PARTICLE; SIZE RANGES; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SOURCE STRENGTH;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COAL; COMBUSTION; FLY ASH; IRON; OUTFLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; VANADIUM;

CHINA; JAPAN; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

EID: 80053358215     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD015867     Document Type: Article

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