Combustion particles as ice nuclei in an urban environment: Evidence from single-particle mass spectrometry

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 51, Issue , 2012, Pages 286-292

  Corbin, J C ^a,b   Rehbein, P J G ^b   Evans, G J ^b   Abbatt, J P D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ATOFMS; CVI; Ice nucleation; Ice nuclei; IN; Single particle mass spectrometry

Indexed keywords

ATOFMS; CVI; ICE NUCLEATION; ICE NUCLEI; SINGLE-PARTICLE;

ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; INDIUM; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POTASSIUM;

ICE;

CARBON; ICE; ORGANIC CARBON; POTASSIUM;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; DIFFUSION; DUST; ICE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUCLEATION; POLARIZATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION CHAMBER; DUST; HUMIDITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; TORONTO;

EID: 84857790994     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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