Atmospheric particle number size distribution in central Europe: Statistical relations to air masses and meteorology

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D23, 2001, Pages 32005-32018

  Birmili, Wolfram ^a,b   Wiedensohler, Alfred ^a   Heintzenberg, Jost ^a   Lehmann, Katrin ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MASS; DIURNAL VARIATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

(CENTRAL); EUROPE;

EID: 0035723584     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000220     Document Type: Article

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