Gas-aerosol relationships of H2so4, MSA, and OH: Observations in the coastal marine boundary layer at Mace Head, Ireland

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Berresheim, H ^a   Elste, T ^a   Tremmel, H G ^a   Allen, A G ^b   Hansson, H C ^c   Rosman, K ^c,f   Dal Maso, M ^d   Makela J M ^d   Kulmala, M ^d   O'Dowd, C D ^d,e,f  

^a DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c Air Pollution Laboratory   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Coastal marine boundary layer; Gas to particle conversion; Hydroxl radical sulfuric acid; Methane sulfonic acid

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); IONIZATION; OXIDATION;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL FORMATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; HYDROXYL RADICAL; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTITIONING; SULFUR; SULFURIC ACID; TRACER;

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

EID: 33751296322     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000229     Document Type: Article

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