Black carbon over Mexico: The effect of atmospheric transport on mixing state, mass absorption cross-section, and BC/CO ratios

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 219-237

  Subramanian, R ^a   Kok, G L ^a   Baumgardner, D ^b   Clarke, A ^c   Shinozuka, Y ^c   Campos, T L ^d   Heizer, C G ^d   Stephens, B B ^d   De Foy, B ^e   Voss, P B ^f   Zaveri, R A ^g  

^a Droplet Measurement Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^e SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f SMITH COLLEGE   (United States)

^g PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; BLACK CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; CROSS SECTION; PHOTOMETER;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO CITY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

EID: 84860390378     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-219-2010     Document Type: Article

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