A comparison of new particle formation events in the boundary layer at three different sites in Europe

Boreal Environment Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 481-498

  Jaatinen, Antti ^a   Hamed, Amar ^a   Joutsensaari, Jorma ^a   Mikkonen, Santtu ^a   Birmili, Wolfram ^b   Wehner, Birgit ^b   Spindler, Gerald ^b   Wiedensohler, Alfred ^b   Decesari, Stefano ^c   Mircea, Mihaiela ^c   Facchini, Maria C ^c   Junninen, Heikki ^e   Kulmala, Markku ^e   Lehtinen, Kari E J ^a,d   Laaksonen, Ari ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 69949103763     PISSN: 12396095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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