An automated baseline correction protocol for infrared spectra of atmospheric aerosols collected on polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon) filters

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 2615-2631

  Kuzmiakova, Adele ^a   Dillner, Ann M ^b   Takahama, Satoshi ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CORRECTION; AUTOMATION; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHYLENE; FILTER; GUIDELINE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SMOOTHING; STATISTICAL APPLICATION;

EID: 84975483810     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-9-2615-2016     Document Type: Article

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