Seasonal variation of water-soluble inorganic components in aerosol size-segregated at the puy de Dôme station (1,465 ma.s.l.), France

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 69, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 47-66

  Bourcier, L ^a,b   Sellegri, K ^a   Chausse, P ^a,c   Pichon, J M ^a   Laj, P ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^d UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosol particle; Chemical composition; Size segregated; WSII

Indexed keywords

INORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MODEL VALIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONAL VARIATION; WINTER;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FRANCE; HUMIDITY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; SUMMER; WINTER;

MEDITERRANEAN REGION;

EID: 84863198332     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: 15730662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-012-9229-2     Document Type: Article

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