Precipitation removal of ultrafine aerosol particles from the atmospheric boundary layer

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 16, 2004, Pages

  Andronache, Constantin ^a  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Precipitation; Ultrafine particles; Wet removal

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); WET DEPOSITION;

EID: 7044278561     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003JD004050     Document Type: Article

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