Seasonal composition of remote and urban fine particulate matter in the United States

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 5, 2012, Pages

  Hand, J L ^a   Schichtel, B A ^a   Pitchford, M ^b   Malm, W C ^a   Frank, N H ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL SPECIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL CONCENTRATION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; AMMONIUM SULFATE; ANNUAL MEAN; CALIFORNIA; COASTAL SITES; CONTINENTAL SCALE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY'S; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MASS CONCENTRATION; MINERAL SOILS; NORTHWESTERN UNITED STATES; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS; REGIONAL PATTERN; RURAL LOCATIONS; RURAL SITE; SEA SALTS; SEASONAL COMPOSITIONS; SEASONAL PATTERNS; SEASONAL VARIABILITY; SEASONALITY; SOIL CONCENTRATIONS; URBAN FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN SITE; VISUAL ENVIRONMENTS;

URBAN TRANSPORTATION;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SEA SALT; SEASONALITY; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858389146     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011JD017122     Document Type: Article

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