Hygroscopic properties and water-soluble volume fraction of atmospheric particles in the diameter range from 50 nm to 3.8 μm during LACE 98

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2002, Pages

  Busch, B ^a,b,d   Kandler, K ^b   Schutz L ^b   Neusuß C ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol hygroscopicity; HTDMA; Hygroscopic growth factor; LACE 98; SoFA; Water soluable volume fraction

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPUTATION THEORY; HEAT RADIATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SOLUBILITY; WATER;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HYGROSCOPICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RURAL ATMOSPHERE;

BERLIN; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33645197640     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000228     Document Type: Article

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