Using measurements of the aerosol charging state in determination of the particle growth rate and the proportion of ion-induced nucleation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 463-486

  Leppa J ^a   Gagne S ^b,e,f   Laakso, L ^a,b,c   Manninen, H E ^b   Lehtinen, K E J ^d   Kulmala, M ^b   Kerminen, V M ^b  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL;

FINLAND; HYYTIALA; PIRKANMAA;

EID: 84872290996     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-463-2013     Document Type: Article

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