The Southeastern Aerosol Research and Characterization (SEARCH) study: Spatial variations and chemical climatology, 1999-2010

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 260-275

  Blanchard, C L ^a   Hidy, G M ^b   Tanenbaum, S ^a   Edgerton, E S ^c   Hartsell, B E ^c  

^a Envair   (United States)

^b Envair/Aerochem   (United States)

^c Atmospheric Research and Analysis   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATOLOGY; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOPOGRAPHY; URBAN GROWTH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; AIR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATIONS; DISTRIBUTION OF EMISSIONS; ELEVATED CONCENTRATIONS; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; METEOROLOGICAL INFLUENCE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTERS;

AIR POLLUTION;

AMMONIA; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; ORGANIC CARBON; OZONE; SULFATE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTICAL RESEARCH; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLIMATE; EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOUTHEASTERN AEROSOL RESEARCH AND CHARACTERIZATION; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84874123583     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2012.749816     Document Type: Article

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