Physical analogs and performance of a box model for composition and growth of H2SO4/H2O and HNO3/H2SO4/H2O aerosol in the stratosphere

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1095-1113

  Rizi, Vincenzo ^a   Visconti, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AIR MASS TRAJECTORIES; PARTICLE EVOLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

NITRIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; NITRIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFUSION; DYNAMICS; EVAPORATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATOSPHERE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0033198255     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(98)00777-0     Document Type: Article

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