Atmospheric sulphuric acid and aerosol formation: Implications from atmospheric measurements for nucleation and early growth mechanisms

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 4079-4091

  Sihto, S L ^a   Kulmala, M ^a   Kerminen, V M ^b   Dal Maso, M ^a   Petaja T ^a   Riipinen, I ^a   Korhonen, H ^b   Arnold, F ^c   Janson, R ^d   Boy, M ^a   Laaksonen, A ^e   Lehtinen, K E J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIA; GAS PHASE REACTION; GROWTH RATE; KINETICS; NUCLEATION; SULFURIC ACID;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; HYYTIALA; LANSI-SUOMEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33748526526     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-4079-2006     Document Type: Article

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