How much is particulate matter near the ground influenced by upper-level processes within and above the PBL? A summertime case study in Milan (Italy) evidences the distinctive role of nitrate

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2629-2649

  Curci, G ^a   Ferrero, L ^b   Tuccella, P ^a   Barnaba, F ^c   Angelini, F ^d   Bolzacchini, E ^b   Carbone, C ^e   Denier Van Der Gon, H A C ^f   Facchini, M C ^e   Gobbi, G P ^c   Kuenen, J P P ^f   Landi, T C ^e   Perrino, C ^g   Perrone, M G ^b   Sangiorgi, G ^b   Stocchi, P ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^c CNR   (Italy)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

^e INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

^f TNO   (Netherlands)

^g CNR Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC DYNAMICS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENTRAINMENT; NITRATE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; VERTICAL MIXING;

ITALY; LOMBARDY; MILAN; MILANO [LOMBARDY];

EID: 84924750189     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-2629-2015     Document Type: Article

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