Growth rates of nucleation mode particles in Hyytiälä during 2003-2009: Variation with particle size, season, data analysis method and ambient conditions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 24, 2011, Pages 12865-12886

  Yli Juuti, T ^a   Nieminen, T ^a   Hirsikko, A ^a   Aalto, P P ^a   Asmi, E ^b   Horrak U ^c   Manninen, H E ^a   Patokoski, J ^a   Dal Maso, M ^a   Petaja T ^a   Rinne, J ^a   Kulmala, M ^a   Riipinen, I ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BOREAL FOREST; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; MONOTERPENE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE GAS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 84055218013     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-12865-2011     Document Type: Article

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