Daily variation in the properties of urban ultrafine aerosol-Part I: Physical characterization and volatility

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 38, 2007, Pages 8633-8646

  Moore, Katharine F ^a   Ning, Zhi ^a   Ntziachristos, Leonidas ^a   Schauer, James J ^b   Sioutas, Constantinos ^a  

^a University of Southern California ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol volatility; Motor vehicle emissions; Secondary organic aerosol; Ultrafine aerosol

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DATA REDUCTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AEROSOL VOLATILITY; MOTOR VEHICLE EMISSIONS; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; ULTRAFINE AEROSOL;

AEROSOLS;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; OZONE;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; METEOROLOGY; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; POLLUTANT SOURCE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; URBAN AREA; VOLATILIZATION;

CALIFORNIA; LOS ANGELES; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 36349025236     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2007.07.030     Document Type: Article

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