Organic tracers of primary biological aerosol particles at subtropical Okinawa island in the western North pacific rim

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 5504-5523

  Zhu, Chunmao ^a   Kawamura, Kimitaka ^a   Kunwar, Bhagawati ^a  

^a HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALCOHOL; BIOMARKER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FUNGUS; ORGANIC CARBON; OUTFLOW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBTROPICAL REGION;

JAPAN; OKINAWA ISLAND; OKINAWA ISLANDS; OKINAWA [RYUKYU ISLANDS]; PACIFIC OCEAN; PACIFIC RIM; RYUKYU ISLANDS;

EID: 84933279210     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2015JD023611     Document Type: Article

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