Hygroscopicity and volatility of 4-10 nm particles during summertime atmospheric nucleation events in urban Atlanta

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 110, Issue 22, 2005, Pages 1-10

  Sakurai, Hiromu ^a   Fink, Melissa A ^a   McMurry, Peter H ^a   Mauldin, Lee ^b   Moore, Katharine F ^b,c   Smith, James N ^b   Eisele, Fred L ^b,d  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUCLEATION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 30144441097     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD005918     Document Type: Article

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