Effects of meteorological processes on aerosol particle size distribution in an urban background area

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D8, 2000, Pages 9807-9821

  Vakeva M ^a,c   Hameri K ^a,c   Puhakka, T ^a,c   Nilsson, E D ^a,b   Hohti, H ^a,c   Makela J M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Physics ^*  (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

FINLAND;

EID: 0033791710     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901143     Document Type: Article

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