Variability of the aerosol number size distribution in Beijing, China: New particle formation, dust storms, and high continental background

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 22, 2004, Pages 1-4

  Wehner, Birgit ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^a   Tuch, T M ^a,b   Wu, Z J ^c   Hu, M ^c   Slanina, J ^c   Kiang, C S ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 0345 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Pollution rrban and regional (0305); 0365 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Troposphere composition and chemistry

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

AEROSOL NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; BEIJING, CHINA; PARTICLE FORMATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ASIA; BEIJING; CHINA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; FAR EAST; WORLD;

EID: 14044274929     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL021596     Document Type: Article

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