Activation of "synthetic ambient" aerosols - Relation to chemical composition of particles <100nm

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 54, Issue , 2012, Pages 583-591

  Burkart, J ^a   Hitzenberger, R ^a   Reischl, G ^a   Bauer, H ^b   Leder, K ^b   Puxbaum, H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

CCN activation; Ultrafine aerosol

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMIC EQUIVALENT DIAMETERS; AMBIENT AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD FORMATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; FIELD MEASUREMENT; FIELD STUDIES; FILTER SAMPLE; INORGANIC SALTS; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SEASONAL PATTERNS; ULTRA-FINE AEROSOLS; ULTRAFINE; UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA; WATER-SOLUBLE MATERIALS; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DRIERS (MATERIALS);

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

INORGANIC SALT; ORGANIC CARBON;

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMBIENT AIR; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FILTER; HYGROSCOPICITY; INORGANIC SALT; LABORATORY METHOD; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; SUPERSATURATION;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; NEBULIZER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; WETTABILITY; WINTER;

AUSTRIA; VIENNA;

EID: 84859746008     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.01.063     Document Type: Article

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