Atmospheric water-soluble organic nitrogen (WSON) over marine environments: A global perspective

Biogeosciences

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 3131-3140

  Violaki, K ^a   Sciare, J ^b   Williams, J ^c   Baker, A R ^d   Martino, M ^d   Mihalopoulos, N ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED INORGANIC NITROGEN; DISSOLVED ORGANIC NITROGEN; GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AMSTERDAM ISLAND; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (SOUTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN (TROPICAL); FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES;

EID: 84934878783     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-12-3131-2015     Document Type: Review

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