Laboratory and modelling study of the hygroscopic properties of two model humic acid aerosol particles

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 457-467

  Pope, F D ^a   Harper, L ^a,c   Dennis Smither, B J ^a,d   Griffiths, P T ^a   Clegg, S L ^b   Cox, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Humic; Humidogram; Hygroscopicity; Leonardite; UNIFAC

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; MOLECULES; MONOMERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; SALTS; SODIUM;

HUMIC; HUMIDOGRAM; HYGROSCOPICITY; LEONARDITES; UNIFAC;

ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION;

HUMIC ACID;

AEROSOL; HUMIC ACID; HYGROSCOPICITY; LABORATORY METHOD; MODELING; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE GRADIENT;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMIDITY; LABORATORY TEST; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER TRANSPORT; WETTABILITY;

EID: 77952952713     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.02.012     Document Type: Article

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