Modal characteristics of carbonaceous aerosol size distribution in an urban atmosphere of South China

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 51-60

  Lan, Zi Juan ^a   Chen, Dong Lei ^a   Li, Xiang ^a   Huang, Xiao Feng ^a   He, Ling Yan ^a   Deng, Yan Ge ^a   Feng, Ning ^a   Hu, Min ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Carbonaceous aerosol; OC EC; Oxalate; PAHs; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SOURCE; CARBONACEOUS AEROSOL; COARSE MODE; COMBUSTION EMISSIONS; DATA SETS; ELEMENTAL CARBON; GROWTH MECHANISMS; INORGANIC AEROSOL; INORGANIC IONS; LOCAL EMISSIONS; LOG-NORMAL; MEAN CONCENTRATIONS; MICRO-ORIFICE UNIFORM DEPOSIT IMPACTOR; MODAL CHARACTERISTICS; OC/EC; OXALATE; PAHS; POSITIVE MATRIX FACTORIZATION; SOUTH CHINA; URBAN AEROSOLS; URBAN ATMOSPHERES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONDENSATION; DROP FORMATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; SIZE DETERMINATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; DATA SET; ORGANIC CARBON; OXALATE; PAH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; SHENZHEN;

EID: 79951960518     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.12.022     Document Type: Article

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