A novel method for online analysis of gas and particle composition: Description and evaluation of a filter inlet for gases and AEROsols (FIGAERO)

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 983-1001

  Lopez Hilfiker, F D ^a   Mohr, C ^a   Ehn, M ^b,c   Rubach, F ^c   Kleist, E ^c   Wildt, J ^c   Mentel, Th F ^c   Lutz, A ^d   Hallquist, M ^d   Worsnop, D ^b,e   Thornton, J A ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^e AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMBIENT AIR; BOREAL FOREST; CALIBRATION; FILTER; INTERNET; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; THERMAL DECOMPOSITION;

EID: 84898830038     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-983-2014     Document Type: Article

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