A study on the relationship between mass concentrations, chemistry and number size distribution of urban fine aerosols in Milan, Barcelona and London

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2217-2232

  Rodriguez S ^a,b,c,h   Van Dingenen, R ^a   Putaud, J P ^a   Dell'Acqua, A ^a   Pey, J ^c   Querol, X ^c   Alastuey, A ^c   Chenery, S ^b   Ho, K F ^e   Harrison, R ^d   Tardivo, R ^f   Scarnato, B ^g   Gemelli, V ^g  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^c INSTITUTE OF EARTH SCIENCES JAUME ALMERA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^e HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^f POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^g ARPA Lombardia   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF HUELVA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMMONIUM NITRATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; CONDENSATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; LOMBARDY; LONDON [ENGLAND]; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY]; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248171927     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-2217-2007     Document Type: Article

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