Evaluation on the role of sulfuric acid in the mechanisms of new particle formation for Beijing case

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 12663-12671

  Wang, Z B ^a   Hu, M ^a   Yue, D L ^a   Zheng, J ^b   Zhang, R Y ^a,b   Wiedensohler, A ^c   Wu, Z J ^a,c   Nieminen, T ^d   Boy, M ^d  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMATION MECHANISM; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER LAW; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFURIC ACID; THERMODYNAMICS;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 83755161598     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12663-2011     Document Type: Article

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