Impact of a large wildfire on water-soluble organic aerosol in a major urban area: The 2009 station fire in Los Angeles County

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 8257-8270

  Wonaschutz A ^a   Hersey, S P ^b   Sorooshian, A ^a,c   Craven, J S ^b   Metcalf, A R ^b   Flagan, R C ^b   Seinfeld, J H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; FORMATION MECHANISM; NITRATE; ORGANIC CARBON; OXIDATION; SEA BREEZE; URBAN AREA; WILDFIRE;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES BASIN; LOS ANGELES COUNTY; PASADENA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 81755168118     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-8257-2011     Document Type: Article

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