Inter-seasonal variability in size-resolved CCN properties at Kanpur, India

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 85, Issue , 2014, Pages 161-168

  Bhattu, Deepika ^a   Tripathi, Sachchida Nand ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

Accumulation mode; Activation; Aitken mode; Cloud condensation nuclei; Hygroscopicity

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODES; ACTIVATION FRACTION; AITKEN MODE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; HYGROSCOPICITY; INDO-GANGETIC BASIN; PHOTOCHEMICAL ACTIVITY;

CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CONDENSATION;

ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; AITKEN NUCLEUS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYGROSCOPICITY; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUPERSATURATION;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; DISSOLUTION; INDIA; MEASUREMENT; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASON; SEASONAL VARIATION; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SPECIES; SPRING; SUMMER; WETTABILITY;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA; KANPUR; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84891904750     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.12.016     Document Type: Article

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