On the isolation of OC and EC and the optimal strategy of radiocarbon-based source apportionment of carbonaceous aerosols

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 22, 2012, Pages 10841-10856

  Zhang, Y L ^a,b   Perron, N ^b,e   Ciobanu, V G ^b   Zotter, P ^b   Minguillon M C ^b,c   Wacker, L ^d   Prevt A S H ^b   Baltensperger, U ^b   Szidat, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^d ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; COMBUSTION; OPTICAL PROPERTY; ORGANIC CARBON; OXYGEN;

EID: 84869189946     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-10841-2012     Document Type: Article

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