CCN activity and hygroscopic growth of organic aerosols following reactive uptake of ammonia

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 793-799

  Dinar, E ^a   Anttila, T ^b   Rudich, Y ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ORGANIC ACIDS; SUPERSATURATION;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH;

AEROSOLS;

ADIPIC ACID; AMMONIA; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CITRIC ACID; DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; VINYL DERIVATIVE; WATER;

AEROSOLS; AMMONIA; ORGANIC ACIDS; SUPERSATURATION;

AEROSOL; AMMONIA; CITRIC ACID; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; FIELD SURVEY; HYGROSCOPICITY; LABORATORY METHOD; ORGANIC ACID;

ACID BASE BALANCE; AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; ENVIRONMENT; GROWTH; POLYMERIZATION; REACTION ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY;

ADIPIC ACIDS; AEROSOLS; AMMONIA; CITRIC ACID; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; TIME FACTORS; VINYL COMPOUNDS; WATER;

EID: 38949182609     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es071874p     Document Type: Article

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