Chemical characterization of submicron regional background aerosols in the western Mediterranean using an Aerosol Chemical Speciation Monitor

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 6379-6391

  Minguillon M C ^a   Ripoll, A ^a,b   Perez N ^a   Prevot A S H ^c   Canonaco, F ^c   Querol, X ^a   Alastuey, A ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEASUREMENT METHOD; SPECIATION (CHEMISTRY);

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; MONTSENY; SPAIN;

EID: 84935912309     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-6379-2015     Document Type: Article

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