Sub-3 nm particles observed at the coastal and continental sites in the United States

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 860-879

  Yu, Huan ^a,b   Hallar, A Gannet ^c   You, Yi ^b   Sedlacek, Arthur ^d   Springston, Stephen ^d   Kanawade, Vijay P ^b,e   Lee, Yin Nan ^d   Wang, Jian ^d   Kuang, Chongai ^d   McGraw, Robert L ^d   McCubbin, Ian ^c   Mikkila, Jyri ^f   Lee, Shan Hu ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF INFORMATION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^e INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^f Airmodus Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COASTAL ENGINEERING; GROWTH (MATERIALS); METEOROLOGY; SULFUR DETERMINATION; SULFURIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; CONTINENTAL AIR MASS; MARINE; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; NIGHTTIME; NUCLEATION MECHANISM; NUCLEATION PRECURSORS; UNIVERSAL MECHANISMS;

NUCLEATION;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BOREAL FOREST; COASTAL WATER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONTINENTAL MARGIN; EMISSION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; MARINE POLLUTION; NUCLEATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; OXIDATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFURIC ACID; TERPENE; TRACE GAS;

FINLAND; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84900645667     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2013JD020841     Document Type: Article

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