Development of an H-TDMA for long-term unattended measurement of the hygroscopic properties of atmospheric aerosol particles

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 313-318

  Nilsson, E ^a   Swietlicki, E ^a   Sjogren, S ^a   LAndahl J ^a   Nyman, M ^a   Svenningsson, B ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AMMONIUM SULFATE; HYGROSCOPICITY; INSTRUMENTATION; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 77956431649     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-2-313-2009     Document Type: Article

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