A dedicated study of New Particle Formation and Fate in the Coastal Environment (PARFORCE): Overview of objectives and achievements

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  O'Dowd, Colin D ^a,b   Hämeri, Kaarle ^a,c   Mäkelä, Jyrki M ^a,d   Pirjola, Liisa ^a   Kulmala, Markku ^a   Jennings, S Gerard ^b   Berresheim, Harald ^e   Hansson, Hans Christen ^f   De Leeuw, Gerrit ^g   Kunz, Gerard J ^g   Allen, Andrew G ^h   Hewitt, C Nicholas ⁱ   Jackson, Andrea ^j   Viisanen, Yyro ^k,m   Hoffmann, Thorsten ^l  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^f STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g TNO   (Netherlands)

^h UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^k Finnish Meteorological Institute   (Sweden)

^l LEIBNIZ INSTITUT FÜR ANALYTISCHE WISSENSCHAFTEN ISAS E V   (Germany)

^m FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

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Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric composition and structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 0322 Atmospheric composition and structure: Constituent sources and sinks; 0365 Atmospheric composition and structure: Troposphere composition and chemistry

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; NUCLEATION;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR MASS; BIOGENIC EMISSION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CONDENSATION; EMISSION; HYGROSCOPICITY; IODINE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SULFURIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONNACHT; COUNTY GALWAY; EURASIA; EUROPE; IRELAND; MACE HEAD; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33749991984     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000555     Document Type: Review

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