Nanoparticles in boreal forest and coastal environment: A comparison of observations and implications of the nucleation mechanism

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 7009-7016

  Lehtipalo, K ^a   Kulmala, M ^a   Sipila M ^a   Petaja T ^a   Vana, M ^a,b   Ceburnis, D ^c   Dupuy, R ^c,d   O'Dowd, C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; BOREAL FOREST; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COASTAL ZONE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CONNACHT; COUNTY GALWAY; FINLAND; HYYTIALA; IRELAND; LANSI SUOMEN; MACE HEAD;

EID: 77955186439     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-7009-2010     Document Type: Article

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