Monte Carlo solution of wet removal of aerosols by precipitation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1510-1525

  Zhao, Haibo ^a   Zheng, Chuguang ^a  

^a HUAZHONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Brownian diffusion; Collision efficiency; Inertial impaction; Interception; Scavenging coefficient

Indexed keywords

BROWNIAN MOVEMENT; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RAIN; SCAVENGING;

BROWNIAN DIFFUSION; COLLISION EFFICIENCY; INERTIAL IMPACTION; INTERCEPTION; SCAVENGING EFFICIENCY;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; PRECIPITATION ASSESSMENT; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY);

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCAVENGING SYSTEM; SIMULATION;

EID: 31944448236     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.10.043     Document Type: Article

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