An investigation of ammonia and inorganic particulate matter in california during the calnex campaign

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1883-1902

  Schiferl, Luke D ^a   Heald, Colette L ^a,b   Nowak, John B ^c,d   Holloway, John S ^c,d   Neuman, J Andrew ^d   Bahreini, Roya ^c,d,e   Pollack, Ilana B ^c,d   Ryerson, Thomas B ^d   Wiedinmyer, Christine ^f   Murphy, Jennifer G ^g  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; CLIMATE CHANGE; LANDFORMS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CALIFORNIA; CALNEX; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; GAS-PARTICLE PARTITIONING; GEOS-CHEM; INORGANIC PARTICULATES; PLANETARY BOUNDARY LAYERS; SULFUR DIOXIDE EMISSIONS;

AMMONIA;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EMISSION INVENTORY; EOS; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LIVESTOCK FARMING; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

CALIFORNIA; CENTRAL VALLEY [CALIFORNIA]; LOS ANGELES [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84896980309     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020765     Document Type: Article

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