Connection between new particle formation and sulphuric acid at Hohenpeissenberg (Germany) including the influence of organic compounds

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 616-629

  Paasonen, Pauli ^a   Sihto, Sanna Liisa ^a   Nieminen, Tuomo ^a   Vuollekoski, Henri ^a   Riipinen, Ilona ^a   Plaß Dülmer, Christian ^b   Berresheim, Harald ^b,c   Birmili, Wolfram ^d   Kulmala, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

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EID: 69949095101     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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