Comparison between measured and predicted CCN concentrations at Egbert, Ontario: Focus on the organic aerosol fraction at a semi-rural site

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 37, 2007, Pages 8172-8182

  Chang, R Y W ^a   Liu, P S K ^b   Leaitch, W R ^b   Abbatt, J P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Closure study; Cloud condensation nuclei; K hler theory; Organic aerosols

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MASS SPECTROMETRY; SUPERSATURATION;

CLOSURE STUDY; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; ORGANIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOLS;

INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

CANADA; EGBERT; NORTH AMERICA; ONTARIO [CANADA];

EID: 36048994698     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.06.039     Document Type: Article

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