Influence of air mass source region on nanoparticle events and hygroscopicity in central Virginia, U.S.

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 22-23, 2009, Pages 3586-3595

  O'Halloran, T L ^a   Fuentes, J D ^a   Collins, D R ^b   Cleveland, M J ^a   Keene, W C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol nucleation; Cloud condensation nuclei; Hygroscopicity; New particle formation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL NUCLEATION; AIR MASS; AIR MASS BACK TRAJECTORIES; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; DECIDUOUS FOREST; DRY AIR; FLOW REGIMES; HYGROSCOPICITY; MEAN VALUES; MOVING AIR; NANOPARTICLE GROWTHS; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIZE FRACTION; SIZE-RESOLVED PARTICLES; SOURCE REGION; STAGNANT FLOW; SURFACE AREA; VIRGINIA;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONDENSATION; NANOPARTICLES; NUCLEATION;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS;

NANOPARTICLE;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR MASS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; CANOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECIDUOUS FOREST; FOREST; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; UNITED STATES; WETTABILITY;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES; VIRGINIA;

EID: 70149108750     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.03.033     Document Type: Article

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