Molecular distributions of dicarboxylic acids, ketocarboxylic acids and α-dicarbonyls in biomass burning aerosols: Implications for photochemical production and degradation in smoke layers

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 2209-2225

  Kundu, S ^a   Kawamura, K ^a   Andreae, T W ^b   Hoffer, A ^c   Andreae, M O ^b  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; OXALIC ACID; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTODEGRADATION; TRACER;

BRAZIL; RONDONIA;

EID: 84860389983     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-2209-2010     Document Type: Article

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