Volatile properties of atmospheric aerosols during nucleation events at Pune, India

Journal of Earth System Science

Volumn 120, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 347-357

  Murugavel, P ^a   Chate, D M ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aged particles; Nucleation; Thermal analysis; Volatile compounds; Volatility

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AEROSOL; AITKEN NUCLEUS; AMMONIUM; CHLORIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMIC ACID; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE; VOLATILE SUBSTANCE; WIND VELOCITY;

INDIA; MAHARASHTRA; PUNE;

EID: 79959957770     PISSN: 02534126     EISSN: 0973774X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12040-011-0072-7     Document Type: Article

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