Aerosol particle number size distributions and particulate light absorption at the ZOTTO tall tower (Siberia), 2006-2009

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 8703-8719

  Heintzenberg, J ^a   Birmili, W ^a   Otto, R ^a   Andreae, M O ^b   Mayer, J C ^b   Chi, X ^b   Panov, A ^c  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c SUKACHEV INSTITUTE OF FOREST   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; ADVECTION; AEROSOL; AIR MASS; AITKEN NUCLEUS; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TROPOSPHERE; WAVELENGTH;

SIBERIA;

EID: 84880720792     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-8703-2011     Document Type: Article

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