A study of new particle formation in the marine boundary layer over the central Arctic Ocean using a flexible multicomponent aerosol dynamic model

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Karl, Matthias ^a   Leck, Caroline ^b   Gross, Allan ^c   Pirjola, Liisa ^d,e  

^a Norwegian Institute for Air   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol model; Arctic environment; Biological particles; Nucleation; Secondary organic aerosols

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ARCTIC ENVIRONMENT; BOUNDARY LAYER; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFURIC ACID;

ARCTIC OCEAN;

EID: 84860648712     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: 16000889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/tellusb.v64i0.17158     Document Type: Article

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