Physico-chemical characteristics of particulate matter in the Eastern Mediterranean

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 106, Issue , 2012, Pages 93-107

  Kopanakis, I ^a   Eleftheriadis, K ^b   Mihalopoulos, N ^c   Lydakis Simantiris, N ^d   Katsivela, E ^d   Pentari, D ^a   Zarmpas, P ^c   Lazaridis, M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY AND RADIATION PROTECTION   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aerosol characterization; Aerosol size distribution; Particulate matter chemical composition

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL CHARACTERIZATION; AEROSOL MASS CONCENTRATION; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; AETHALOMETER; AIR MASS; AIR MASS ORIGIN; BACK TRAJECTORIES; BETA RADIATION; BIMODAL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; BLACK CARBON; EASTERN MEDITERRANEAN; IMPACTORS; LIMIT VALUES; MASS SIZE DISTRIBUTION; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; MONITORING STATIONS; NON-VIABLE; ORGANIC MASS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL CHARACTERISTICS; SAHARAN DUST; SAMPLING PERIOD; TIME INTERVAL;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CARBON; METEOROLOGY; ORGANIC CARBON; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

GREECE; MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84856013255     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2011.11.011     Document Type: Article

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