Behavior of ultrafine particles in continental and marine air masses at a rural site in the United Kingdom

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D22, 2000, Pages 26891-26905

  Coe, Hugh ^a   Williams, Paul I ^a   McFiggans, Gordon ^a,b   Gallagher, Martin W ^a   Beswick, Karl M ^a   Bower, Keith N ^a   Choularton, Tom W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARTICLE SIZE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

ENGLAND(NORFOLK); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0000651426     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900234     Document Type: Article

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