Measured atmospheric new particle formation rates: Implications for nucleation mechanisms

Chemical Engineering Communications

Volumn 151, Issue , 1996, Pages 53-64

  Weber, R J ^a   Marti, J J ^a   McMurry, P H ^a   Eisele, F L ^b,c   Tanner, D J ^b   Jefferson, A ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c GEORGIA TECH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particles; Formation rates; Nucleation mechanisms

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; INORGANIC ACIDS; NUCLEATION; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; SULFURIC ACID; VAPORS; WATER;

ATMOSPHERIC NUCLEATION; BINARY THEORY; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; PARTICLE FORMATION RATES; TROPOSPHERIC ULTRAFINE PARTICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; NUCLEATION; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0030418395     PISSN: 00986445     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00986449608936541     Document Type: Article

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