The chemical content of raindrops as a function of drop radius - II. Field experimental study on the scavenging of marked aerosol particles by raindrops sampled as a function of drop size

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 30, Issue 7, 1996, Pages 1027-1033

  Baechmann, K ^a   Ebert, P ^a   Haag, I ^a   Prokop, T ^a   Steigerwald, K ^a  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol particles; Collision efficiency; Guttalgor method; Precipitation; Raindrops; Scavenging

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; MANGANESE; RAIN;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE;

EID: 0029863218     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/1352-2310(95)00325-8     Document Type: Article

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