Differentiating sulfate aerosol oxidation pathways for varying source altitudes using 35S and Δ17O tracers

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Hill Falkenthal, Jason ^a   Priyadarshi, Antra ^a   Thiemens, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; MIXING; OXIDATION; SULFUR; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; TROPOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; ISOTOPES; OXYGEN;

AIR MASS; AIR MIXING; BACKGROUND LEVEL; CALIFORNIA; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; COMPLEX NATURE; FINE FRACTION; HIGH ALTITUDE; HIGHER LATITUDES; OXIDATION CHEMISTRY; OXIDATION PATHWAY; OXYGEN ISOTOPIC; SEA SALTS; SPECIFIC ACTIVITY; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE EXCHANGE; STRONG CORRELATION; SULFATE AEROSOLS; SULFUR CYCLES; TRANSPORT RATE; WIND EVENTS; COSMOGENIC; SANTA ANA; STABLE OXYGEN ISOTOPES;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; OXIDATION;

AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; ALTITUDE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; CORRELATION; MIXING; OXIDATION; OXYGEN ISOTOPE; SEA SALT; STRATOSPHERE-TROPOSPHERE INTERACTION; SULFATE; SULFUR ISOTOPE; TRACER; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; AEROSOL; ISOTOPIC FRACTIONATION; MIXING RATIO; SULFUR CYCLE; WIND VELOCITY;

CALIFORNIA; LA JOLLA; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES; SANTA ANA [CALIFORNIA];

EID: 84866988847     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018242     Document Type: Article

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