Cloud processing of gases and aerosols in a regional air quality model (AURAMS)

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 82, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 248-275

  Gong, Wanmin ^a   Dastoor, Ashu P ^a   Bouchet, Véronique S ^a   Gong, Sunling ^a   Makar, Paul A ^a   Moran, Michael D ^a   Pabla, Balbir ^a   Ménard, Sylvain ^a   Crevier, Louis Philippe ^a   Cousineau, Sophie ^a   Venkatesh, S ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aerosol size distribution; Aqueous phase chemistry; Cloud processing; Regional aerosol model; Sulphur oxidation; Wet deposition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUDS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEPOSITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SULFUR;

AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTION; AQUEOUS-PHASE CHEMISTRY; CLOUD PROCESSING; REGIONAL AEROSOL MODEL; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; SULPHUR OXIDATION; WET DEPOSITION;

AIR QUALITY;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; OXIDATION; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); WET DEPOSITION;

EID: 33749148826     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2005.10.012     Document Type: Article

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