Characterization of near-highway submicron aerosols in New York City with a high-resolution aerosol mass spectrometer

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2215-2227

  Sun, Y L ^a   Zhang, Q ^b   Schwab, J J ^c   Chen, W N ^d   Bae, M S ^e   Hung, H M ^f   Lin, Y C ^d   Ng, N L ^g,h   Jayne, J ^g   Massoli, P ^g   Williams, L R ^g   Demerjian, K L ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^d RESEARCH CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGES   (Taiwan)

^e Mokpo National University   (South Korea)

^f NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^g AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

^h Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYDROCARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; ROAD; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

LONG ISLAND [NEW YORK]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860609050     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-2215-2012     Document Type: Article

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