Speciated mercury at marine, coastal, and inland sites in New England - Part 2: Relationships with atmospheric physical parameters

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 4181-4206

  Mao, H ^a   Talbot, R ^b   Hegarty, J ^c   Koermer, J ^d  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b University of Houston   (United States)

^c ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^d PLYMOUTH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COASTAL ZONE; INLAND SEA; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MERCURY (ELEMENT); MIXING RATIO; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SOLAR RADIATION; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY); TEMPORAL VARIATION; WIND VELOCITY;

APPLEDORE ISLAND; MAINE; NEW ENGLAND; NEW HAMPSHIRE; PACK MONADNOCK; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861112358     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-4181-2012     Document Type: Article

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