Importance of relative humidity in the oxidative ageing of organic aerosols: Case study of the ozonolysis of maleic acid aerosol

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 12181-12195

  Gallimore, P J ^a   Achakulwisut, P ^a   Pope, F D ^a   Davies, J F ^a,b   Spring, D R ^a   Kalberer, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DIFFUSIVITY; FORMIC ACID; NUMERICAL MODEL; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

EID: 84055212505     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12181-2011     Document Type: Article

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