Aerosol hygroscopicity derived from size-segregated chemical composition and its parameterization in the North China Plain

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 2525-2539

  Liu, H J ^a   Zhao, C S ^a   Nekat, B ^b   Ma, N ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^b   Van Pinxteren, D ^b   Spindler, G ^b   Muller K ^b   Herrmann, H ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL FORMATION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYGROSCOPICITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

CHINA; NORTH CHINA PLAIN;

EID: 84896272963     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-2525-2014     Document Type: Article

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