Correlations between absorption Angström exponent (AAE) of wintertime ambient urban aerosol and its physical and chemical properties

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 91, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-59

  Utry, N ^a   Ajtai, T ^a   Filep, Á ^a   Pinter M ^a   Török, Zs ^b   Bozoki Z ^a   Szabo G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Absorption; Aerosol; Angstr m exponent; Levoglucosan; Photoacoustic spectroscopy; Wood burning

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; HEATING; LIGHT ABSORPTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOACOUSTIC SPECTROSCOPY; WAVELENGTH;

AEROSOL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; LEVOGLUCOSAN; MEASUREMENT CAMPAIGN; OPTICAL ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; PHOTOACOUSTIC MEASUREMENTS; PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; REGRESSION COEFFICIENT; WOOD BURNING;

AEROSOLS;

CARBON; ELEMENTAL CARBON; ORGANIC CARBON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AMBIENT AIR; BIOMASS BURNING; HEATING; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WINTER;

ABSORPTION; ABSORPTION ANGSTROM EXPONENT; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEATING; HOUSEHOLD; MASS; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOACOUSTICS; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

FEJER; HUNGARY; SZEGED;

EID: 84897487274     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.047     Document Type: Article

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