Comparison of mercury concentrations measured at several sites in the Southern Hemisphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 3125-3133

  Slemr, F ^a   Angot, H ^b   Dommergue, A ^b,c   Magand, O ^c   Barret, M ^b,c   Weigelt, A ^d   Ebinghaus, R ^d   Brunke, E G ^e   Pfaffhuber, K A ^f   Edwards, G ^g   Howard, D ^g   Powell, J ^h   Keywood, M ^h   Wang, F ⁱ  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS RESEARCH   (Germany)

^e SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER SERVICE   (South Africa)

^f NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^g MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h CSIRO   (Australia)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MERCURY (ELEMENT); SEASONAL VARIATION; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMSTERDAM ISLAND; CAPE POINT; FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES; SOUTH AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 84925356735     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-3125-2015     Document Type: Article

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