Optimized method for black carbon analysis in ice and snow using the Single Particle Soot Photometer

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 2667-2681

  Wendl, I A ^a,b   Menking, J A ^c   Farber R ^a   Gysel, M ^a   Kaspari, S D ^c   Laborde, M J G ^a   Schwikowski, M ^a,b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^c CENTRAL WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; DIAMETER; ICE CORE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOMETER; SNOW; VOLUME;

EID: 84913549127     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-7-2667-2014     Document Type: Article

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