Modification of cloud condensation nucleus activity of organic aerosols by hydroxyl radical heterogeneous oxidation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 32, 2009, Pages 5038-5045

  George, I J ^a   Chang, R Y W ^a   Danov, V ^a   Vlasenko, A ^a   Abbatt, J P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

CCN; Chemical aging; OH; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC EXPOSURES; CCN; CHEMICAL AGING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; FLOW TUBE; HETEROGENEOUS OXIDATION; HYDROXYL RADICALS; MONODISPERSE; OH; OH RADICAL; ORGANIC AEROSOL; ORGANIC PARTICLES; OXIDATION PRODUCTS; PARTICLE VOLUME; SUBMICRON; SURFACE ACTIVE; SURFACE TENSION MEASUREMENTS; TIME-SCALES; WATER EXTRACTS;

AEROSOLS; CAPILLARITY; CONDENSATION; FREE RADICALS; SOLVENT EXTRACTION; STEARIC ACID; SURFACE CHEMISTRY; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE TENSION; SURFACE WAVES; WETTING;

OXIDATION;

HYDROXYL RADICAL; SEBACIC ACID; STEARIC ACID;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYDROXYL RADICAL; HYGROSCOPICITY; OXIDATION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CLOUD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHASE TRANSITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SURFACE TENSION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 69649083683     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.06.043     Document Type: Article

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