Characterization of individual soot aggregates from different sources using image analysis

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 211-223

  Smekens, A ^a,b   Godoi, R H M ^a,c   Vervoort, M ^a   Van Espen, P ^a   Potgieter Vermaak, S S ^a,d   Van Grieken, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c POSITIVO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Image analysis; Morphology; Soot aggregates; TEM

Indexed keywords

AGGREGATE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SOOT;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CARBON DYNAMICS; CARBON SOURCE; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MORPHOLOGY; SOOT; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 34147221916     PISSN: 01677764     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10874-006-9050-x     Document Type: Article

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