Rapid aerosol particle growth and increase of cloud condensation nucleus activity by secondary aerosol formation and condensation: A case study for regional air pollution in northeastern China

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 8, 2009, Pages

  Wiedensohler, A ^a   Cheng, Y F ^a   Nowak, A ^a   Wehner, B ^a   Achtelt, P ^a   Berghof, M ^a   Birmili, W ^a   Wu, Z J ^a   Hu, M ^d   Zhu, T ^d   Takegawa, N ^e   Kita, K ^e   Kondo, Y ^e   Lou, S R ^c,f   Hofeumahaus, A ^c   Holland, F ^c   Wahner, A ^c   Gunthe, S S ^b   Rose, D ^b   Su, H ^b   Poschl U ^b   more..

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^f SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; RESEARCH; WATER VAPOR;

ACCUMULATION MODES; AEROSOL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL MASS; AEROSOL PARTICLES; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; FIELD MEASUREMENT; INTENSIVE MEASUREMENTS; MAXIMUM VALUES; MEGACITIES; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; NUCLEATION MODES; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; ORGANICS; PARTICLE FORMATION AND GROWTH; PARTICLE GROWTH; PARTICLE NUCLEATION; POLLUTED AIR MASS; REGIONAL AIR POLLUTION; REGIONAL SCALE; REPRESENTATIVE CASE; SECONDARY AEROSOLS; SIZE RANGES; SURROUNDING REGIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYGROSCOPICITY; MEGACITY; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; REGIONAL CLIMATE; RESEARCH WORK; SULFATE;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 77954321838     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD010884     Document Type: Article

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