The effects of airmass history on new particle formation in the free troposphere: Case studies

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3015-3024

  Benson, D R ^a   Young, Li Hao ^a   Lee, Shan Hu ^a   Campos, T L ^b   Rogers, D C ^b   Jensen, J ^b  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; METEOROLOGY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 45849104551     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-3015-2008     Document Type: Article

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