Correlations of ambient temperature and relative humidity with submicron particle number concentration size distributions in on-road vehicle plumes

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 692-700

  Yao, Xiaohong ^a   Lau, Ngai Ting ^a   Fang, Ming ^a   Chan, Chak K ^a  

^a HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AMBIENT AIR; AMBIENT TEMPERATURES; DIFFERENT MODES; DOMINANT MODE; ELECTRICAL LOW-PRESSURE IMPACTOR; EXHAUST COOLS; HONG-KONG; IN-VEHICLE; MASS CONCENTRATION; NUCLEATED PARTICLES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; OPERATING CONDITION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; ROAD VEHICLES; SOOT PARTICLES; SUB-MICRON PARTICLES;

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); MOISTURE; ROADS AND STREETS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPERATURE;

SIZE DETERMINATION;

NITROGEN OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HIGHWAY; HONG KONG; HUMIDITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOOT;

EID: 44449162963     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820701408491     Document Type: Article

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