A closure study of sub-micrometer aerosol particle hygroscopic behaviour

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 50, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 205-240

  Swietlicki, Erik ^a   Zhou, Jingchuan ^a   Berg, Olle H ^a   Martinsson, Bengt G ^a   Frank, Göran ^a   Cederfelt, Sven Inge ^a   Dusek, Ulrike ^b   Berner, Axel ^b   Birmili, Wolfram ^c   Wiedensohler, Alfred ^c   Yuskiewicz, Brett ^c   Bower, Keith N ^d  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol particles; Closure study; Hygroscopic growth; Tandem differential mobility analyser (TDMA)

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; HYGROSCOPICITY;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 6744224445     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(98)00105-7     Document Type: Article

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