Winter and summer time size distributions and densities of traffic-related aerosol particles at a busy highway in Helsinki

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 2411-2421

  Virtanen, A ^a   Ronkko T ^a   Kannosto, J ^a   Ristimaki J ^a   Makela J M ^a   Keskinen, J ^a   Pakkanen, T ^b   Hillamo, R ^b   Pirjola, L ^c,e   Hameri K ^d,e  

^a TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Department of Technology ^*  (Finland)

^d FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; NUCLEATION; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WIND DIRECTION;

ETELA-SUOMEN; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HELSINKI; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33745565317     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-2411-2006     Document Type: Article

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