Characterizing the aging of biomass burning organic aerosol by use of mixing ratios: A meta-analysis of four regions

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 13093-13102

  Jolleys, Matthew D ^a   Coe, Hugh ^a   McFiggans, Gordon ^a   Capes, Gerard ^a   Allan, James D ^a   Crosier, Jonathan ^a   Williams, Paul I ^a   Allen, Grant ^a   Bower, Keith N ^a   Jimenez, Jose L ^b   Russell, Lynn M ^c   Grutter, Michel ^d   Baumgardner, Darrel ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETERS; AMBIENT MEASUREMENT; AVERAGE VALUES; BIOMASS-BURNING; CHARACTERISTIC RATIO; COMBUSTION CONDITION; COMPOSITIONAL CHANGES; EMISSION RATIO; FAR-FIELD; FIELD CAMPAIGN; FIRE EMISSIONS; MASS CONCENTRATION; MASS ENHANCEMENT; META-ANALYSIS; MIXING RATIOS; NET LOSS; ORGANIC AEROSOL; ORGANIC MATERIALS; QUADRUPOLES; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SYSTEMATIC VARIATION;

BIOMASS; MIXING;

AEROSOLS;

FUEL;

AEROSOL; AGING; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BIOMASS BURNING; COMBUSTION; FUEL; GEOGRAPHICAL REGION; META-ANALYSIS; MIXING RATIO; OXIDATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; TROPICAL REGION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS BURNING; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ECOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; EMISSION RATIO; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; EVAPORATION; GEOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NORMALIZED EXCESS MIXING RATIO; OXIDATION; PLUME; QUADRUPOLE AEROSOL MASS SPECTROMETRY; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL;

AEROSOLS; AFRICA, WESTERN; BIOMASS; CARBON MONOXIDE; FIRES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84871326638     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es302386v     Document Type: Article

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