Shipboard measurements of gaseous elemental mercury along the coast of Central and Southern California

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 208-219

  Weiss Penzias, P S ^a,d,f   Williams, E J ^b,e   Lerner, B M ^b,c   Bates, T S ^b   Gaston, C ^d,f   Prather, K ^d   Vlasenko, A ^e   Li, S M ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

emissions; gaseous elemental mercury; incinerator; marine boundary layer; ships; urban outflow

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; MERCURY (METAL); OCEANOGRAPHY; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PILE DRIVING; REFUSE INCINERATORS; SEAWATER; SHIPS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

BACKGROUND CONCENTRATION; BACKGROUND CONDITIONS; GASEOUS ELEMENTAL MERCURY; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; PORT OF LONG BEACHES; SAN FRANCISCO , CALIFORNIA; SHIPBOARD MEASUREMENTS; URBAN OUTFLOW;

WATER POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; COASTAL WATER; CRUISE REPORT; DIEL VARIATION; EMISSION INVENTORY; INCINERATION; MERCURY (ELEMENT); OIL INDUSTRY; OUTFLOW; PLUME; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; WIND DIRECTION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

VINDULA ARSINOE;

EID: 84877944598     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018463     Document Type: Article

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