Transportable aerosol characterization trailer with trace gas chemistry: Design, instruments and verification

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 421-435

  Petaja T ^a   Vakkari, V ^a   Pohja, T ^b   Nieminen, T ^a   Laakso, H ^b   Aalto, P P ^a   Keronen, P ^a   Siivola, E ^a   Kerminen, V M ^a,c   Kulmala, M ^a   Laakso, L ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Hyytiälä Forestry Field Station   (Finland)

^c NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air quality; Atmospheric aerosol particles; Atmospheric pollution; Climate change; Trace gases

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLIMATE CHANGE; DATA TRANSFER; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GASES; IONS; LIGHT TRAILERS; NITROGEN OXIDES; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL CHARACTERIZATION; AEROSOL PROPERTIES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE SYSTEM; GAS CHEMISTRY; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; SCIENTIFIC RESEARCHES; TRACE GAS; TRACE GAS CONCENTRATIONS;

AIR QUALITY;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOSYNTHETICALLY ACTIVE RADIATION; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE GAS;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84874380026     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.08.0207     Document Type: Article

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