On the spatial distribution and evolution of ultrafine particles in Barcelona

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 741-759

  Dall'Osto, M ^a   Querol, X ^a   Alastuey, A ^a   O'Dowd, C ^b   Harrison, R M ^c,f   Wenger, J ^d   Gomez Moreno F J ^e  

^a INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^e CIEMAT   (Spain)

^f KING ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ORGANIC COMPOUND; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 84872721902     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-741-2013     Document Type: Article

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