Growth rates of atmospheric molecular clusters based on appearance times and collision-evaporation fluxes: Growth by monomers

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 78, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-70

  Olenius, Tinja ^a   Riipinen, Ilona ^b   Lehtipalo, Katrianne ^a,c   Vehkamäki, Hanna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Airmodus Ltd   (Finland)

Author keywords

Critical cluster; Data analysis; Growth rate; Molecular cluster; New particle formation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA REDUCTION; ENERGY BARRIERS; EVAPORATION; FREE ENERGY; MONOMERS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; CRITICAL CLUSTER; MOLECULAR CLUSTERS; MONOMER CONCENTRATION; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; QUANTITATIVE COMPARISON; REALISTIC CONDITIONS;

GROWTH RATE;

MONOMER; SULFURIC ACID;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMBIENT AIR; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COLLISION; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; GROWTH RATE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENERGY; EVAPORATION; GROWTH RATE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULAR CROWDING; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PARTICLE SIZE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIMULATION; STEADY STATE; TIME;

EID: 84907966305     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: 18791964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2014.08.008     Document Type: Article

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