Fingerprinting particle origins according to their size distribution at a UK rural site

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Charron, Aurélie ^a   Birmili, Wolfram ^b   Harrison, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CLIMATOLOGY; GAS EMISSIONS; MODAL ANALYSIS; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL METHODS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AIR MASS; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; RURAL AREA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ENGLAND; EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 45749152156     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD008562     Document Type: Article

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