Size-resolved and bulk activation properties of aerosols in the North China Plain

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 3835-3846

  Deng, Z Z ^a   Zhao, C S ^a   Ma, N ^a   Liu, P F ^a   Ran, L ^a   Xu, W Y ^a   Chen, J ^a   Liang, Z ^a   Liang, S ^a   Huang, M Y ^a,b   Ma, X C ^b   Zhang, Q ^b   Quan, J N ^b   Yan, P ^c   Henning, S ^d   Mildenberger, K ^d   Sommerhage, E ^d   Schafer M ^d   Stratmann, F ^d   Wiedensohler, A ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Beijing Meteorological Bureau   (China)

^c NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^d LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYDROPHOBICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUPERSATURATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 79955532354     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-3835-2011     Document Type: Article

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