Seasonality in size segregated biogenic, anthropogenic and sea salt sulfate aerosols over the North Atlantic

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 38, 2011, Pages 6947-6954

  Seguin, Alison Michelle ^a   Norman, Ann Lise ^a   Eaton, Sarah ^b   Wadleigh, Moire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY OF NEWFOUNDLAND   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol growth mechanism; Anthropogenic influence; Marine aerosol; Sea salt Sulfate; Sulfur isotope

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL GROWTH; ANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCE; MARINE AEROSOL; SEA SALTS; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

ISOTOPES; OXIDATION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ANTHROPOGENIC SULFATE; BIOGENIC SULFATE; SEA SALT SULFATE; SULFATE; SULFUR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; OXIDATION; SEA SALT; SEASONALITY; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GROWTH; HUMAN; NORTH ATLANTIC DEEP WATER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SULFOXIDATION; SUMMER; TEMPERATURE; WIND;

ARCTIC; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); GREENLAND;

EID: 80755153590     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.09.033     Document Type: Article

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