Time-resolved measurements of black carbon light absorption enhancement in urban and near-urban locations of southern Ontario, Canada

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 10407-10432

  Chan, T W ^a   Brook, J R ^a   Smallwood, G J ^b   Lu, G ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); IN SITU MEASUREMENT; MASS SPECTROMETRY; STREET CANYON; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; OTTAWA; TORONTO; WINDSOR;

EID: 80054916266     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-10407-2011     Document Type: Article

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