Connections between atmospheric sulphuric acid and new particle formation during QUEST III-IV campaigns in Heidelberg and Hyytiälä

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1899-1914

  Riipinen, I ^a   Sihto, S L ^a   Kulmala, M ^a   Arnold, F ^b   Dal Maso, M ^a   Birmili, W ^c   Saarnio, K ^d   Teinila K ^d   Kerminen, V M ^d   Laaksonen, A ^d,e   Lehtinen, K E J ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOREAL FOREST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DECIDUOUS FOREST; NUCLEATION; REACTION KINETICS; RURAL AREA; SULFURIC ACID;

BADEN-WURTTEMBERG; CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; GERMANY; HEIDELBERG; HYYTIALA; LANSI-SUOMEN; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

RHODOCOCCUS RHODOCHROUS;

EID: 34247216149     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-1899-2007     Document Type: Article

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