Coastal new particle formation: Environmental conditions and aerosol physicochemical characteristics during nucleation bursts

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  O'Dowd, Colin D ^a,b,c   Hämeri, Kaarle ^a   Mäkelä, Jyrki ^a   Väkeva, Minna ^a   Aalto, Pasi ^a   De Leeuw, Gerrit ^c,d   Kunz, Gerard J ^d   Becker, Edo ^c,e   Hansson, Hans Christen ^f,i   Allen, Andrew G ^g   Harrison, Roy M ^g   Berresheim, Harald ^h   Kleefeld, Christoph ^b   Geever, Michael ^b   Jennings, S Gerard ^b   Kulmala, Markku ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

^e BP EXPLORATION   (United Kingdom)

^f Institute for Applied Environmental Research Air Pollution Laboratory ^*  (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^h DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

ⁱ STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Coastal particles; Nucleation; Tides

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; COASTAL ZONE; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUCLEATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SOLAR RADIATION;

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

EID: 33751291495     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000206     Document Type: Article

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