Difference in particle formation at a mountaintop location during spring and summer: Implications for the role of sulfuric acid and organics in nucleation

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 119, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 12,246-12,255

  Yu, Fangqun ^a   Hallar, A Gannet ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MOUNTAIN REGION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SULFURIC ACID;

COLORADO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84913570654     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD022136     Document Type: Article

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