Organic and elemental carbon aerosols at a suburban site

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 113, Issue , 2012, Pages 13-21

  Satsangi, Aparna ^a   Pachauri, Tripti ^a   Singla, Vyoma ^a   Lakhani, Anita ^a   Kumari, K Maharaj ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous aerosol; Elemental carbon; OC EC ratio; Organic carbon; Secondary organic carbon; TSP

Indexed keywords

CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; ELEMENTAL CARBON; OC/EC RATIO; SECONDARY ORGANIC CARBON; TSP;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CARBON;

ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS BURNING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MONSOON; ORGANIC CARBON; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WINTER;

EID: 84861217782     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2012.04.012     Document Type: Article

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