The contribution of sulphuric acid to atmospheric particle formation and growth: A comparison between boundary layers in Northern and Central Europe

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1773-1785

  Fiedler, Verena ^a,b   Dal Maso, M ^b   Boy, M ^b   Aufmhoff, H ^a   Hoffmann, J ^a   Schuck, T ^a   Birmili, W ^c   Hanke, M ^a   Uecker, J ^a   Arnold, F ^a   Kulmala, M ^b  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; BOUNDARY LAYER; GROWTH RATE; SULFURIC ACID;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; WORLD;

EID: 24644482402     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-1773-2005     Document Type: Article

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