Sub-micron atmospheric aerosols in the surroundings of Marseille and Athens: Physical characterization and new particle formation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 2705-2720

  Petaja T ^a   Kerminen, V M ^b   Dal Maso, M ^a   Junninen, H ^a   Koponen, I K ^a,c   Hussein, T ^a,d   Aalto, P P ^a   Andronopoulos, S ^e   Robin, D ^f   Hameri K ^a,g   Bartzis, J G ^e,h   Kulmala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e INSTITUTE OF NANOSCIENCE AND NANOTECHNOLOGY   (Greece)

^f AIRMARAIX   (France)

^g FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^h UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CONDENSATION; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; URBAN POLLUTION;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; BOUCHES-DU-RHONE; EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; GREECE; MARSEILLES; PROVENCE-ALPES-COTE D'AZUR; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34249652485     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-2705-2007     Document Type: Article

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