Chemical composition of atmospheric nanoparticles formed from nucleation in Tecamac, Mexico: Evidence for an important role for organic species in nanoparticle growth

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2008, Pages

  Smith, Jim N ^a   Dunn, M J ^a   VanReken, T M ^a,b   Iida, K ^c   Stolzenburg, M R ^c   McMurry, P H ^c   Huey, L G ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

^c University of Minnesota   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; IONIZATION; MASS SPECTROMETERS; NUCLEATION; THERMAL DESORPTION;

ATMOSPHERIC NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE GROWTH; ORGANIC SPECIES;

NANOPARTICLES;

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; NITRATE; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SULFUR;

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

EID: 43449119484     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007GL032523     Document Type: Article

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