Modeling the meteorological and chemical effects of secondary organic aerosols during an EUCAARI campaign

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 625-645

  Athanasopoulou, E ^a,e   Vogel, H ^a   Vogel, B ^a   Tsimpidi, A P ^b   Pandis, S N ^c   Knote, C ^d   Fountoukis, C ^c  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^d Empa Materials and Science   (Switzerland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; AMMONIUM; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD COVER; NITROGEN OXIDES; RADIATIVE FORCING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84872795970     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-625-2013     Document Type: Article

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