Fluorescent bioaerosol particle, molecular tracer, and fungal spore concentrations during dry and rainy periods in a semi-arid forest

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 23, 2016, Pages 15165-15184

  Ila Gosselin, Marie ^a,b   Rathnayake, Chathurika M ^c   Crawford, Ian ^d   Pöhlker, Christopher ^b   Fröhlich Nowoisky, Janine ^b   Schmer, Beatrice ^b   Després, Viviane R ^e   Engling, Guenter ^f   Gallagher, Martin ^d   Stone, Elizabeth ^c   Pöschl, Ulrich ^b   Alex Huffman, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c University of Iowa   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^e JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^f DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST; FUNGUS; SEMIARID REGION; SPORE; TRACER;

COLORADO; ROCKY MOUNTAINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 85003475293     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-15165-2016     Document Type: Article

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