Ambient black carbon particle hygroscopic properties controlled by mixing state and composition

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 2015-2029

  Liu, D ^a   Allan, J ^a   Whitehead, J ^a   Young, D ^a   Flynn, M ^a   Coe, H ^a   McFiggans, G ^a   Fleming, Z L ^b   Bandy, B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMMONIUM NITRATE; BLACK CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYGROSCOPICITY; RADIATIVE FORCING; SOOT;

ENGLAND; NORFOLK [ENGLAND]; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84892956549     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-2015-2013     Document Type: Article

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