Effects of synoptic weather and boundary layer dynamics on aerosol formation in the continental boundary layer

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL.1, 2000, Pages

  Nilsson, E D ^a   Rannik, U ^b   Paatero, J ^c   Boy, M ^b   O'Dowd, C ^b   Buzorius, G ^b   Laakso, L ^b   Kulmala, M ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol Nucleation; Convection; Entrainment; Turbulence

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; HEAT CONVECTION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); THERMAL GRADIENTS; THERMAL PLUMES;

CONTINENTAL AIR MASSES; COOL AIR ADVECTION; SYNOPTIC WEATHER;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

EID: 0034272045     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-8502(00)90609-8     Document Type: Article

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