High-resolution chemical ionization mass spectrometry (ToF-CIMS): Application to study SOA composition and processing

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 3211-3224

  Aljawhary, D ^a   Lee, A K Y ^a   Abbatt, J P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; DATA SET; DETECTION METHOD; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; OZONE;

EID: 84890042820     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-6-3211-2013     Document Type: Article

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