Modeling the formation of secondary organic aerosol in coastal areas: Role of the sea-salt aerosol organic layer

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 15, 2003, Pages

  Cai, Xuyi ^a   Griffin, Robert J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Equilibrium; Model; Partitioning; Sea salt; Secondary organic aerosol; Surface organic layer

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; COASTAL ZONE; MODELING; PARTITIONING; SEA SALT;

EID: 1342333786     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd003053     Document Type: Article

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