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Abbreviations of Chemical Species Names for File-naming convention


Introduction

In keeping with the filenaming convention for Instrumental (and other) datafiles, many of the names given in the current list of valid instrument names include abbreviations or shortened versions of the chemical species that are measured.

Chemical species abbreviations

This list provides standards for use with chemical and particulate data.

cCarbon
coCarbon monoxide
co2Carbon dioxide
hcHydrocarbons
hno2Nitrous acid
hno3Nitric acid
nh3Ammonium
noNitrogen monoxide
noxNO + NO2
no2Nitrogen dioxide
n2oNitrous oxide
o3Ozone
pmParticulate matter
pm1PM1
pm10PM10
pm2p5PM2.5
pmchPerfluoromethylcyclohexane C7F14
pmcpPerfluoromethylcyclopentane C6F12
so2Sulfur dioxide


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