Statistical analysis of 4-year observations of aerosol sizes in a semi-rural continental environment

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 59, Issue , 2012, Pages 30-38

  Kanawade, Vijay P ^a   Benson, David R ^a,b   Lee, Shan Hu ^a,c  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOUNT UNION   (United States)

Author keywords

Air mass history; Growth; Nucleation; Particle size distribution; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL SIZE; AIR MASS; BACKWARD TRAJECTORY; CHEMICAL SPECIES; CONTINENTAL ENVIRONMENTS; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; NUCLEATION RATE; PARTICLE GROWTH RATES; PARTICLE NUCLEATION; SEASONAL TRENDS; STANDARD DEVIATION; SURFACE AREA; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

GROWTH (MATERIALS); METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SUN;

NUCLEATION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; GROWTH RATE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; POWER PLANT; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; RURAL AREA; SEASONALITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SOLAR RADIATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; SURFACE AREA;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOLAR RADIATION; UNITED STATES;

OHIO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84862746625     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.05.047     Document Type: Article

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