Free amino acids in Antarctic aerosol: Potential markers for the evolution and fate of marine aerosol

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 5457-5469

  Barbaro, E ^a,b   Zangrando, R ^b   Vecchiato, M ^b,c   Piazza, R ^a,b   Cairns, W R L ^b   Capodaglio, G ^a,b   Barbante, C ^b   Gambaro, A ^a,b  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMINO ACID; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; LONG RANGE TRANSPORT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; ORGANIC CARBON; POLAR REGION; SHIPBORNE MEASUREMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ANTARCTICA; CONCORDIA STATION; DOME CONCORDIA; EAST ANTARCTICA; SOUTHERN OCEAN;

EID: 84930226733     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-5457-2015     Document Type: Article

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