Simulation of size-segregated aerosol chemical composition over northern Italy in clear sky and wind calm conditions

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 125-126, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Landi, T C ^a   Curci, G ^b   Carbone, C ^a   Menut, L ^c   Bessagnet, B ^d   Giulianelli, L ^a   Paglione, M ^a   Facchini, M C ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^c ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

^d INSTITUT NATIONAL DE L ENVIRONNEMENT INDUSTRIEL ET DES RISQUES INERIS   (France)

Author keywords

Aerosol modelling; Air quality; CHIMERE; PM10; Size segregated

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION RATES; ACCURATE PREDICTION; AEROSOL CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL MASS; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; BULK MASS CONCENTRATION; CALM CONDITIONS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMISTRY TRANSPORT MODEL; CHIMERE; CLEAR SKY; COARSE MODE; COLD SEASON; FIELD CAMPAIGN; NORTHERN ITALY; PARTICLE ABSORPTION; PEARSON CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; RURAL SITE; SAMPLING SITE; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SIZE-SEGREGATED; SPATIAL GRADIENTS; URBAN AND RURAL SITES; URBAN SITE;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; CORRELATION METHODS; NITRATES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

URBAN GROWTH;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CORRELATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA;

ITALY;

EID: 84874405888     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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