Ambient aerosol size distributions and number concentrations measured during the Pittsburgh Air Quality Study (PAQS)

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 38, Issue 20, 2004, Pages 3275-3284

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

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Duke University   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol size distribution; Number concentration; PAQS; Pittsburgh Air Quality Study; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RURAL AREAS; STANDARDS;

NUMBER CONCENTRATIONS; RURAL SAMPLING; VOLUME DISTRIBUTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; DIURNAL VARIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; PENNSYLVANIA; PITTSBURGH; UNITED STATES;

EID: 2442501404     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2004.03.020     Document Type: Article

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