Characterization of new particle and secondary aerosol formation during summertime in Beijing, China

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 382-394

  Zhang, Y M ^a,b   Zhang, X Y ^a   Sun, J Y ^a   Lin, W L ^a   Gong, S L ^c   Shen, X J ^a   Yang, S ^d  

^a NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIUM; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION; MIXING RATIO; NITRATE; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; SULFATE; SUMMER; TRACE GAS; WIND DIRECTION;

BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 79959635367     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2011.00533.x     Document Type: Article

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