The link between organic aerosol mass loading and degree of oxygenation: An α-pinene photooxidation study

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 6493-6506

  Pfaffenberger, L ^a   Barmet, P ^a   Slowik, J G ^a   Praplan, A P ^a,b   Dommen, J ^a   Prevot A S H ^a   Baltensperger, U ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGENATION; PHOTOOXIDATION; SMOG;

EID: 84880603855     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-6493-2013     Document Type: Article

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