The role of relative humidity in continental new particle formation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2011, Pages

  Hamed, Amar ^a   Korhonen, Hannele ^a,b   Sihto, Sanna Liisa ^c   Joutsensaari, Jorma ^a   Jrvinen, Heikki ^b   Petäjä, Tuukka ^c   Arnold, Frank ^d   Nieminen, Tuomo ^c   Kulmala, Markku ^c   Smith, James N ^a,b,e   Lehtinen, Kari E J ^a,b   Laaksonen, Ari ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DRIERS (MATERIALS); GASES; RHODIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFURIC ACID; SUN;

AEROSOL DYNAMICS; CONDENSABLE GAS; FIELD DATA; GAS PHASE OXIDATION; GASPHASE; HYGROSCOPIC GROWTH; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; OH CONCENTRATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIMULATION RESULT; SOURCE TERMS; SULPHURIC ACIDS; THEORETICAL CALCULATIONS;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

AEROSOL FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION; GAS PHASE REACTION; HYGROSCOPICITY; NUCLEATION; OXIDATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SOLAR RADIATION; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 79551644915     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD014186     Document Type: Article

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