Atmospheric submicron aerosol composition and particulate organic nitrate formation in a boreal forestland-urban mixed region

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 24, 2014, Pages 13483-13495

  Hao, L Q ^a   Kortelainen, A ^a   Romakkaniemi, S ^a,b   Portin, H ^b   Jaatinen, A ^a   Leskinen, A ^b   Komppula, M ^b   Miettinen, P ^a   Sueper, D ^c   Pajunoja, A ^a   Smith, J N ^a,d   Lehtinen, K E J ^a,b   Worsnop, D R ^a,c   Laaksonen, A ^a,b   Virtanen, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d AERODYNE RESEARCH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMMONIUM; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; BIOGENIC EMISSION; BOREAL FOREST; CHLORIDE; NITRATE;

FINLAND; KUOPIO; POHJOIS-SAVO;

EID: 84919684300     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-13483-2014     Document Type: Article

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