Characterization and parameterization of atmospheric particle number-, mass-, and chemical-size distributions in central Europe during LACE 98 and MINT

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 21, 2002, Pages

  Neusuß C ^a   Wex, H ^b   Birmili, W ^a,b   Wiedensohler, A ^b   Koziar, C ^a,b   Busch, B ^a,b   Bruggemann E ^a,b   Gnauk, T ^a,b   Ebert, M ^c   Covert, D S ^d  

^a Bruker Saxonia Analytik GmbH ^*  (Germany)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric aerosol; Chemical mass balance; Mass closure; Number size distribution; Size segregated chemical composition

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MEASUREMENT THEORY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; GRAVIMETRY; HYGROSCOPICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 4344565010     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000514     Document Type: Article

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