Predominance of soot-mode ultrafine particles in Santiago de Chile: Possible sources

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 14, 2009, Pages 2260-2267

  Gramsch, Ernesto ^a   Gidhagen, Lars ^b   Wahlin, Peter ^c   Oyola, Pedro ^d   Moreno, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE SANTIAGO DE CHILE   (Chile)

^b SWEDISH METEOROLOGICAL AND HYDROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^d Centro Mario Molina Chile Office 202   (Chile)

Author keywords

PM2.5; Size distribution; Soot mode; Ultrafine particle

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL DYNAMICS; COARSE PARTICLES; CONCENTRATION OF; DRY DEPOSITIONS; MIXING CONDITIONS; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICULATE MATERIALS; PM2.5; POLLUTION TRANSPORTS; SANTIAGO DE CHILES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENTS; TEMPORAL VARIATIONS; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; WIND SPEED; WINTER MONTHS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COAGULATION; PERMANENT MAGNETS; ROADS AND STREETS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SOOT;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; CONDENSATION; DRY DEPOSITION; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOOT; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WIND VELOCITY;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHILE; DRY DEPOSITION; EXHAUST GAS; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOOT; VELOCITY; WIND; WINTER;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA; SANTIAGO [METROPOLITANA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 63149127339     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.01.047     Document Type: Article

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