A field study of particle scavenging by raindrops of different sizes using monodisperse trace aerosol

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 173-186

  Ebert, P ^a   Kibler, M ^a   Mainka, A ^a   Tenberken, B ^a   Baechmann, K ^a   Frank, G ^b   Tschiersch, J ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYES; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RAIN;

GUTTALGOR METHOD; SCAVENGING COEFFICIENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

FLUORESCENT DYE; LIQUID NITROGEN; RAIN;

AEROSOL; DYE TRACER; PARTICLE SCAVENGING; PARTICLE SIZE; RAINDROP;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; FREEZING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING;

EID: 0031985384     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)00043-8     Document Type: Article

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