A case study of aerosol (4.6 nm < Dp < 10 μm) number and mass size distribution measurements in a busy street canyon in Manchester, UK

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1563-1571

  Longley, I D ^a   Gallagher, M W ^a   Dorsey, J R ^a   Flynn, M ^a   Allan, J D ^a   Alfarra, M R ^a   Inglis, D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Particle number; Re suspension; Size distribution; Street canyon; Urban aerosol

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; DISPERSIONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VORTEX FLOW;

URBAN STREET CANYON;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STREET CANYON; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FLOW; MASS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TRAFFIC; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY; VORTEX MOTION; WIND;

ENGLAND (MANCHESTER); UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037374716     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00010-4     Document Type: Article

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