Changes in the production rate of secondary aerosol particles in Central Europe in view of decreasing SO2 emissions between 1996 and 2006

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 1071-1091

  Hamed, A ^a   Birmili, W ^b   Joutsensaari, J ^a   Mikkonen, S ^a   Asmi, A ^c   Wehner, B ^b   Spindler, G ^b   Jaatinen, A ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^b   Korhonen, H ^a   J Lehtinen, K E ^a,d   Laaksonen, A ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATION; GROWTH RATE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RESEARCH INSTITUTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SULFUR EMISSION; SULFURIC ACID;

GERMANY; MELPITZ; SAXONY;

EID: 76149098786     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-1071-2010     Document Type: Review

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