Dry deposition and interception of 4-22 μm diameter particles to a lettuce crop

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 759-767

  Watterson, J D ^a   Nicholson, K W ^a  

^a RICARDO UK LTD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CROPS; DEPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

DEPOSITION VELOCITY; DRY DEPOSITION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ARTICLE; CROP; DRY DEPOSITION; LETTUCE; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

LACTUCA;

EID: 0030200809     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0021-8502(96)00002-X     Document Type: Article

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