Theoretical constraints on pure vapor-pressure driven condensation of organics to ultrafine particles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 38, Issue 16, 2011, Pages

  Donahue, N M ^a   Trump, E R ^a   Pierce, J R ^b   Riipinen, I ^c,d  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d INSTITUTE OF COMPUTER SCIENCE   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION;

GAS PHASE CHEMISTRY; GAS PHASE OXIDATION; HYDROXY RADICAL; NUCLEATED PARTICLES; ORGANIC VAPORS; ORGANICS; SATURATION CONCENTRATION; SIZE RANGES; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

VAPORS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONDENSATION; GROWTH RATE; HOMOGENEITY; HYDROXYL RADICAL; OXIDATION; SATURATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 80051717402     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2011GL048115     Document Type: Article

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