Observations of particle formation and growth in a mountainous forest region in central Europe

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 23, 2004, Pages 1-9

  Held, A ^a,b   Nowak, A ^c   Birmili, W ^c   Wiedensohler, A ^c   Forkel, R ^d   Klemm, O ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Forest; Particle dynamics; Particle growth

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; MOUNTAIN REGION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BAVARIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY; WORLD;

EID: 14644420871     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD005346     Document Type: Article

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