On the quantification of atmospheric carbonate carbon by thermal/optical analysis protocols

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 4, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2409-2419

  Karanasiou, A ^a   Diapouli, E ^b   Cavalli, F ^c   Eleftheriadis, K ^b   Viana, M ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   Querol, X ^a   Reche, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

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

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; OPTICAL METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; TEMPERATURE PROFILE; TEMPERATURE TOLERANCE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 84857766241     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-4-2409-2011     Document Type: Article

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