Nucleation events during the Pittsburgh Air Quality Study: Description and relation to key meteorological, gas phase, and aerosol parameters

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2004, Pages 253-264

  Stanier, Charles O ^a   Khlystov, Andrey Y ^a   Pandis, Spyros N ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; ULTRAFINE PARTICLES;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIA; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID; WATER;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; GAS PHASE REACTION; NUCLEATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPRING; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; UNITED STATES; WINTER;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2342655167     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820390229570     Document Type: Article

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