An alternative method for estimating hygroscopic growth factor of aerosol light-scattering coefficient: A case study in an urban area of Guangzhou, South China

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 14, 2014, Pages 7631-7644

  Lin, Z J ^a,e   Zhang, Z S ^a   Zhang, L ^b   Tao, J ^a   Zhang, R J ^c   Cao, J J ^d   Fan, S J ^e   Zhang, Y H ^f  

^a SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC PHYSICS   (China)

^d Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^e SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^f Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HYGROSCOPICITY; LIGHT SCATTERING; MIE THEORY; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84905196734     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-7631-2014     Document Type: Article

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