Measurements of Mexico City nanoparticle size distributions: Observations of new particle formation and growth

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 10, 2004, Pages

  Dunn, Matthew J ^a,b   Jiménez, José Luis ^b   Baumgardner, Darrel ^c   Castro, Telma ^c   McMurry, Peter H ^d   Smith, James N ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d University of Minnesota   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; WIND;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMICALS; MOUNTAINS;

GEOCHEMISTRY;

AEROSOL FORMATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 4143080264     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL019483     Document Type: Article

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