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30 Jul 2013
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| 30 Jul 2013
Identifying the sources driving observed PM2.5 temporal variability over Halifax, Nova Scotia, during BORTAS-B
M. D. Gibson
Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J. R. Pierce
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Department of Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
D. Waugh
Environment Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
J. S. Kuchta
Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
L. Chisholm
Environment Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
T. J. Duck
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J. T. Hopper
Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
S. Beauchamp
Environment Canada, Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada
G. H. King
Department of Process Engineering and Applied Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
J. E. Franklin
Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
W. R. Leaitch
Environment Canada, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
A. J. Wheeler
Health Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Z. Li
College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Ocean University of China, Qingdao, China
G. A. Gagnon
Department of Civil and Resources Engineering, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
P. I. Palmer
School of GeoSciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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