Temporal variation of aerosol properties at a rural continental site and study of aerosol evolution through growth law analysis

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 18, 2006, Pages

  Wang, Jian ^a   Collins, Don ^b   Covert, David ^c   Elleman, Robert ^c   Ferrare, Richard A ^d   Gasparini, Roberto ^b   Jonsson, Haflidi ^e   Ogren, John ^f   Sheridan, Patrick ^f   Tsay, Si Chee ^g  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^f EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; NUCLEATION; OXIDATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OXIDATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRACE GAS;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; NORTH AMERICA; OKLAHOMA [UNITED STATES]; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36348998287     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006704     Document Type: Article

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