Atmospheric ammonia and particulate inorganic nitrogen over the United States

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 10295-10312

  Heald, C L ^a   Collett, J L ^b   Lee, T ^b   Benedict, K B ^b   Schwandner, F M ^b,g   Li, Y ^b   Clarisse, L ^c   Hurtmans, D R ^c   Van Damme, M ^c   Clerbaux, C ^c,d   Coheur, P F ^c   Philip, S ^e   Martin, R V ^e   Pye, H O T ^f  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

^d SORBONNE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^g NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; INORGANIC NITROGEN; NITRIC ACID; PARTICULATE INORGANIC MATTER; SULFUR EMISSION;

CALIFORNIA; MIDWEST; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84867914496     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-10295-2012     Document Type: Article

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