Fine scale modeling of wintertime aerosol mass, number, and size distributions in central California

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 15, 2010, Pages

  Zhang, Yang ^a   Liu, Ping ^a   Liu, Xiao Huan ^a,c   Pun, Betty ^b,d   Seigneur, Christian ^b,e   Jacobson, Mark Z ^f   Wang, Wen Xing ^c  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ATMOSPHERIC AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^c SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Calera Corporation Arlington   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE L'OUEST   (France)

^f Stanford University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; COAGULATION; SIZE DETERMINATION;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AEROSOL MASS; AVERAGE MASS; CALIFORNIA; COAGULATION PROCESS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; FINE PARTICLES; HETEROGENEOUS CHEMISTRY; HORIZONTAL GRID; METEOROLOGICAL FIELDS; MODEL FORMULATION; MODEL INPUTS; NON-ATTAINMENT; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE NUMBERS; PM EMISSIONS; REMOVAL PROCESS; SCALE MODELING; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CARBON; COAGULATION; NITRATE; ORGANIC MATTER; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CALIFORNIA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955884924     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012950     Document Type: Article

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