New particle growth and shrinkage observed in subtropical environments

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 547-564

  Young, L H ^a   Lee, S H ^b   Kanawade, V P ^b,e   Hsiao, T C ^c   Lee, Y L ^d   Hwang, B F ^a   Liou, Y J ^a   Hsu, H T ^a   Tsai, P J ^a  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTRAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^e INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DILUTION; GROWTH RATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SHRINKAGE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBTROPICAL REGION; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

TAIWAN;

EID: 84872698419     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-547-2013     Document Type: Article

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