Growth and shrinkage of new particles in the atmosphere in Hong Kong

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 639-650

  Yao, Xiaohong ^a   Choi, M Y ^b   Lau, N T ^b   Lau, Arthur P S ^b   Chan, Chak K ^b   Fang, Ming ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; DRY SEASONS; GAS CONCENTRATION; HONG-KONG; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; NUCLEATED PARTICLES; NUCLEATION AND GROWTH; PARTICLE BEHAVIOR; PARTICLE BURSTS; PARTICLE TRANSFORMATION; SHRINKAGE RATES;

PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

SHRINKAGE;

NANOPARTICLE;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DYNAMICS; GAS; GROWTH RATE; HONG KONG; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON;

EID: 77954726982     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2010.482576     Document Type: Article

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