Organic aerosol emission ratios from the laboratory combustion of biomass fuels

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 119, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 12,850-12,871

  Jolleys, Matthew D ^a   Coe, Hugh ^a   McFiggans, Gordon ^a   McMeeking, Gavin R ^b,c   Lee, Taehyoung ^b,d   Kreidenweis, Sonia M ^b   Collett, Jeffrey L ^b   Sullivan, Amy P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c Droplet Measurement Technologies Inc   (United States)

^d Hankuk University of Foreign Studies   (South Korea)

Author keywords

aerosol mass spectrometer; biomass burning; chamber experiments; emission ratios; modified combustion efficiency; organic aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BIOMASS BURNING; CARBON EMISSION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; FUEL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXYGENATION;

UNITED STATES;

PSEUDOTSUGA; PSEUDOTSUGA MENZIESII;

EID: 84918574395     PISSN: 2169897X     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021589     Document Type: Article

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