Seasonal and diurnal variations of particulate nitrate and organic matter at the IfT research station Melpitz

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 12579-12599

  Poulain, L ^a   Spindler, G ^a   Birmili, W ^a   Plass Dulmer C ^b   Wiedensohler, A ^a   Herrmann, H ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELDWORK; NITRATE; PAH; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; RADIATIVE FORCING; RESEARCH WORK; SEASONAL VARIATION; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

GERMANY; MELPITZ; SAXONY;

EID: 83755182873     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12579-2011     Document Type: Article

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