Semi-continuous gas and inorganic aerosol measurements at a boreal forest site: Seasonal and diurnal cycles of NH3, HONO and HNO3

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 19, Issue , 2014, Pages 311-328

  Makkonen, Ulla ^a   Virkkula, Aki ^a,b   Hellén, Heidi ^a   Hemmilä, Marja ^a   Sund, Jenni ^a   Hakola, Hannele ^a   Äijälä, Mikko ^b   Ehn, Mikael ^b   Junninen, Heikki ^b   Keronen, Petri ^b   Petäjä, Tuukka ^b   Worsnop, Douglas R ^b,c   Kulmala, Markku ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

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EID: 84901045374     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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