Long-term measurements of size-segregated ambient aerosol in two German cities located 100 km apart

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 33, 2003, Pages 4687-4700

  Tuch, Th M ^a   Wehner, B ^a   Pitz, M ^b   Cyrys, J ^b,c   Heinrich, J ^c   Kreyling, W G ^c   Wichmann, H E ^c   Wiedensohler, A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Number size distribution; Ultrafine particles; Urban aerosol

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISKS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

DIURNAL VARIATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

AEROSOL; LONG-TERM CHANGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA ANALYSIS; GERMANY; HEATING; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUMMER; TRAFFIC; URBAN POPULATION; WINTER; WORKING TIME;

GERMANY;

EID: 0141627464     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.07.010     Document Type: Article

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