Observations of new particle formation at two distinct Indian subcontinental urban locations

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 96, Issue , 2014, Pages 370-379

  Kanawade, V P ^a   Tripathi, Sachchida N ^a   Siingh, Devendraa ^b   Gautam, Alok S ^b   Srivastava, Atul K ^b   Kamra, Adarsh K ^b   Soni, Vijay K ^c   Sethi, Virendra ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^c Indian Meteorological Department   (India)

^d INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

Formation rate; Growth; Particle size distribution; Ultrafine particles; Urban

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONDENSATION; GROWTH (MATERIALS); PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SUN;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FORMATION RATES; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; PARTICLE GROWTH RATES; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN;

URBAN GROWTH;

AEROSOL; CONDENSATION; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN GROWTH;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLIMATE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; GROWTH RATE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INDIA; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLAR RADIATION; URBAN AREA;

INDIA; KANPUR; MAHARASHTRA; PUNE; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84905438885     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.08.001     Document Type: Article

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