Growth rates of freshly nucleated atmospheric particles in Atlanta

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

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

  Stolzenburg, Mark R ^a   McMurry, Peter H ^a   Sakurai, Hiromu ^a   Smith, James N ^b   Mauldin III, R Lee ^b   Eisele, Fred L ^b   Clement, Charles F ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^c Enviros Quantisci   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; GROWTH RATE; NUCLEATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 30144441711     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD005935     Document Type: Article

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