Black carbon mass size distributions of diesel exhaust and urban aerosols measured using differential mobility analyzer in tandem with Aethalometer

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-40

  Ning, Zhi ^a   Chan, K L ^a   Wong, K C ^a   Westerdahl, Dane ^a   Močnik, Griša ^b   Zhou, J H ^c   Cheung, C S ^c  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b Aerosol doo   (Slovenia)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Black carbon; Diesel emissions; Mass size distribution; Urban atmosphere

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; DIESEL EMISSION; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY ANALYZERS; DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETRY; MASS SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERES;

AEROSOLS; DIESEL ENGINES; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; ROADSIDES; URBAN GROWTH;

SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

BLACK CARBON; CARCINOGEN;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; BLACK CARBON; CLIMATE MODELING; DIESEL; GLOBAL CLIMATE; HEALTH CARE; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; AETHALOMETER; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; DIESEL ENGINE; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 84882808067     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.07.037     Document Type: Article

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