Changes in background aerosol composition in Finland during polluted and clean periods studied by TEM/EDX individual particle analysis

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 5049-5066

  Niemi, J V ^a   Saarikoski, S ^b   Tervahattu, H ^c   Makela T ^b   Hillamo, R ^b   Vehkamaki H ^a   Sogacheva, L ^a   Kulmala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c Nordic Envicon Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; BURNING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33750683069     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-5049-2006     Document Type: Article

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