Origins of aerosol chlorine during winter over north central Colorado, USA

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 678-694

  Jordan, C E ^a   Pszenny, A A P ^a   Keene, W C ^b   Cooper, O R ^c   Deegan, B ^a   Maben, J ^b   Routhier, M ^a   Sander, R ^d   Young, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHLORINE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARTICLE SIZE; WINTER;

BOULDER; COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84923195616     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022294     Document Type: Article

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