Aerosol hygroscopicity at a regional background site (Ispra) in Northern Italy

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 5703-5717

  Adam, M ^a   Putaud, J P ^a   Martins Dos Santos, S ^a   Dell'Acqua, A ^a   Gruening, C ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ASYMMETRY; BACKSCATTER; HYGROSCOPICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIE THEORY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

ISPRA; ITALY; LOMBARDY; VARESE;

EID: 84863460312     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-5703-2012     Document Type: Article

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