Number size distributions and concentrations of marine aerosols: Observations during a cruise between the English Channel and the coast of Antarctica

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Koponen, Ismo K ^a   Virkkula, Aki ^b   Hillamo, Risto ^b   Kerminen, Veli Matti ^b   Kulmala, Markku ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Marine aerosols; Particle size distributions; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MARINE POLLUTION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE;

ANTARCTICA; ENGLISH CHANNEL; EURASIA; EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 1342279918     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002533     Document Type: Article

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