Observations of ammonia, nitric acid, and fine particles in a rural gas production region

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 83, Issue , 2014, Pages 80-89

  Li, Yi ^a   Schwandner, Florian M ^a   Sewell, H James ^b   Zivkovich, Angela ^b   Tigges, Mark ^c   Raja, Suresh ^a   Holcomb, Stephen ^c   Molenar, John V ^c   Sherman, Lincoln ^c   Archuleta, Cassie ^c   Lee, Taehyoung ^a   Collett, Jeffrey L ^a  

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

^b SHELL GLOBAL SOLUTIONS INTERNATIONAL B V   (United States)

^c Air Resource Specialists Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Ammonium; Denuder; Gas particle partitioning; Nitrate; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; GASES; NITRIC ACID;

AMMONIUM; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC TRACE GAS; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; DENUDERS; GAS/PARTICLE PARTITIONING; SEASONAL PATTERNS; WYOMING;

NITRATES;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN; SNOW; SULFUR DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIA; AMMONIUM NITRATE; BOUNDARY LAYER; GAS PRODUCTION; NITRIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; RURAL AREA; RURAL ATMOSPHERE; SNOW COVER; SULFATE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS; GAS FIELD; HAZE; HUMIDITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PHOTOOXIDATION; PLUME DISPERSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESOURCE PARTITIONING; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SNOW COVER; SUMMER; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

UNITED STATES; WYOMING;

EID: 84888325841     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.10.007     Document Type: Article

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