Aerosol particle measurements at three stationary sites in the megacity of Paris during summer 2009: Meteorology and air mass origin dominate aerosol particle composition and size distribution

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 933-959

  Freutel, F ^a   Schneider, J ^a   Drewnick, F ^a   Von Der Weiden Reinmuller S L ^a   Crippa, M ^b   Prevot A S H ^b   Baltensperger, U ^b   Poulain, L ^c   Wiedensohler, A ^c   Sciare, J ^d   Sarda Esteve R ^d   Burkhart, J F ^e   Eckhardt, S ^e   Stohl, A ^e   Gros, V ^d   Colomb, A ^f,g   Michoud, V ^f   Doussin, J F ^f   Borbon, A ^f   Haeffelin, M ^h,i   Morille, Y ^i,j   Beekmann, M ^f   Borrmann, S ^a,k   more..

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d LABORATOIRE DES SCIENCES DU CLIMAT ET DE L ENVIRONNEMENT   (France)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST CRÉTEIL   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^h INSTITUT PIERRE SIMON LAPLACE   (France)

ⁱ Site Instrumental de Recherche Par Télédétection Atmosphérique   (France)

^j LABORATOIRE DE MÉTÉOROLOGIE DYNAMIQUE   (France)

^k JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR MASS; AMMONIUM; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEGACITY; NITRATE; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SULFATE;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

EID: 84873034734     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-933-2013     Document Type: Article

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