Aerosol size distribution modeling with the Community Multiscale Air Quality modeling system in the Pacific Northwest: 2. Parameterizations for ternary nucleation and nucleation mode processes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Elleman, Robert A ^b   Covert, David S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACIDS; AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COAGULATION; RESEARCH; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFURIC ACID;

ACCUMULATION MODES; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; AEROSOL SULFATE; AMMONIUM BISULFATE; BINARY NUCLEATION; COMMUNITY MULTI-SCALE AIR QUALITIES; MODEL PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE NUCLEATION; NUCLEATED PARTICLES; NUCLEATION MODES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; PACIFIC NORTHWEST; PARAMETERIZATIONS; PARTICLE NUCLEATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE OXIDATION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

NUCLEATION;

AIR QUALITY; AITKEN NUCLEUS; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE; SULFURIC ACID;

NORTH AMERICA; PACIFIC NORTHWEST;

EID: 68749089647     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012187     Document Type: Article

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