Sensitivity of sulphate aerosol size distributions and CCN concentrations over North America to SOx emissions and H2O2 concentrations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D8, 2000, Pages 9741-9765

  Von Salzen, K ^a,b   Leighton, H G ^a   Ariya, P A ^a   Barrie, L A ^c,d,h   Gong, S L ^c   Blanchet, J P ^e   Spacek, L ^e   Lohmann, U ^f   Kleinman, L I ^g  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^f DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^h Atmosph Sci Global Change Rsrc E   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 0033785085     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900027     Document Type: Article

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