Features of the multimodal aerosol size distribution depending on the air mass origin in the Baltic region

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 21, 2007, Pages 4408-4422

  Pugatshova, Anna ^a   Reinart, Aivo ^a   Tamm, Eduard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosol; Multivariate analysis; Particle size spectrum; Spectrum modes

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; LEAST SQUARES APPROXIMATIONS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE SPECTRUM; SPECTRUM MODES;

AEROSOLS;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION MONITORING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAJECTORY;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CALCULATION; CLIMATE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETER; STATISTICAL MODEL;

BALTIC STATES; ESTONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 34248652119     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.01.044     Document Type: Article

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