Field evaluation of a wind tunnel-impactor system for sampling ambient aerosols

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 639-650

  Gysels, Kristin ^a   Van Grieken, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SAMPLING; WIND TUNNELS;

WIND TUNNEL-IMPACTOR SYSTEMS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; SAMPLING; WATERJET; WIND TUNNEL;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VELOCITY; WEATHER; WIND;

EID: 0033153325     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(98)00747-2     Document Type: Article

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