Identifying the sources driving observed PM2.5 temporal variability over Halifax, Nova Scotia, during BORTAS-B

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 14, 2013, Pages 7199-7213

  Gibson, M D ^a   Pierce, J R ^a,b   Waugh, D ^c   Kuchta, J S ^a   Chisholm, L ^c   Duck, T J ^a   Hopper, J T ^a   Beauchamp, S ^c   King, G H ^a   Franklin, J E ^a   Leaitch, W R ^c   Wheeler, A J ^d   Li, Z ^e   Gagnon, G A ^a   Palmer, P I ^f  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^e OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ANION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BIOMASS BURNING; BLACK CARBON; CATION; GROUND-BASED MEASUREMENT; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; WILDFIRE;

CANADA; HALIFAX; NOVA SCOTIA;

EID: 84881233083     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-7199-2013     Document Type: Article

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