Mixing state of nonvolatile aerosol particle fractions and comparison with light absorption in the polluted Beijing region

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 18, 2009, Pages

  Wehner, B ^a   Berghof, M ^a   Cheng, Y F ^a,b   Achtert, P ^a   Birmili, W ^a   Nowak, A ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^a   Garland, R M ^c   Poschl U ^c   Hu, M ^b   Zhu, T ^b  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; NUCLEATION; REFRACTORY MATERIALS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOOT;

ABSORPTION COEFFICIENTS; AEROSOL EFFECT; AEROSOL PARTICLES; GLOBAL CLIMATES; LOW VISIBILITY; MEGACITIES; MIXING STATE; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; NON-VOLATILE; NONVOLATILE FRACTION; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; NUCLEATION MODES; NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE MASS; PARTICLE NUMBERS; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SIZE RANGES; SUBMICROMETERS; SURROUNDING REGIONS; VOLATILE FRACTIONS; VOLUME CONCENTRATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

ABSORPTION; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GLOBAL CLIMATE; MEGACITY; PARTICLE SIZE; REFRACTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL PERIOD;

ASIA; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 72049129163     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010923     Document Type: Article

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