Carbonaceous aerosols at a suburban site in Indo-Gangetic plain

Indian Journal of Radio and Space Physics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 218-222

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

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Carbonaceous aerosol; OC BC ratio; Organic carbon; Total suspended particulate mass (TSPM)

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862309117     PISSN: 03678393     EISSN: 0975105X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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