Comparative analysis of new particle formation events in less and severely polluted urban atmosphere

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 655-664

  Zhu, Yujiao ^a   Sabaliauskas, Kelly ^b   Liu, Xiaohuan ^a   Meng, He ^a   Gao, Huiwang ^a   Jeong, Cheol Heon ^b   Evans, Greg J ^b   Yao, Xiaohong ^a,b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cloud condensation nuclei; NH4< inf>NO3< inf>; Nucleation; Particle growth; SOA

Indexed keywords

CONDENSATION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; NUCLEATION;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; PARTICLE GROWTH; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SOA; URBAN ATMOSPHERES;

AIR POLLUTION;

AMMONIA;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLIMATE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANT; GROWTH RATE; HUMIDITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PLUME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SOLAR RADIATION; SPRING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA;

CANADA; CHINA; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QINGDAO; SHANDONG; TORONTO;

EID: 84927776918     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.043     Document Type: Article

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