Application of aerosol electrometer for ambient particle charge measurements

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 38, 2008, Pages 8827-8830

  J Fatokun, F O ^a   Morawska, L ^a   Jamriska, M ^a   Jayaratne, E R ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aerosol electrometer; Ambient charged aerosol

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; AEROSOLS; APPLICATIONS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC CHARGE; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROMETERS; HUMIDITY CONTROL; METEOROLOGY; MOISTURE;

AIR IONS; AMBIENT AIRS; AMBIENT CHARGED AEROSOL; AMBIENT PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLES; CURRENT APPLICATIONS; DIRECT MEASUREMENTS; EMITTING SOURCES; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIELD MEASUREMENTS; HIGH VOLTAGES; PARTICLE CHARGES; PARTICLE DYNAMICS; POWER LINES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; STATISTICAL CORRELATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMIDITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DEVICE; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROMETER; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 55549097777     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2008.08.025     Document Type: Article

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