Aerosol size distribution measurements at four Nordic field stations: Identification, analysis and trajectory analysis of new particle formation bursts

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 350-361

  Dal Maso, Miikka ^a   Sogacheva, Larisa ^a   Aalto, Pasi P ^a   Riipinen, Ilona ^a   Komppula, Mika ^b   Tunved, Peter ^b   Korhonen, Laura ^a   Suur uski, Ville ^a   Hirsikko, Anne ^a   Kurtén, Theo ^a   Kerminen, Veli Matti ^b   Lihavainen, Heikki ^b   Viisanen, Yrjö ^b   Hansson, Hans Christen ^c   Kulmala, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR MASS; ANNUAL VARIATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 34547151531     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2007.00267.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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