A tool for estimating the contribution of water-soluble organic compounds to the particle mass and condensational growth in the atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 36, Issue 39-40, 2002, Pages 5897-5908

  Anttila, Tatu ^a   Kerminen, Veli Matti ^a   Kulmala, Markku ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol dynamics; Aqueous phase; Organic acids; Phase partitioning; Secondary organic aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PH EFFECTS; VAPORS;

CONDENSATIONAL GROWTH;

ATMOSPHERICS;

CARBOXYLIC ACID; ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

AEROSOL FORMATION; CONDENSATION; HYGROSCOPICITY; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; MASS; PARTICLE SIZE; PH; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; VAPOR; WETTABILITY;

EID: 0036882649     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(02)00828-2     Document Type: Article

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