Model studies of volatile diesel exhaust particle formation: Are organic vapours involved in nucleation and growth?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 18, 2015, Pages 10435-10452

  Pirjola, L ^a,b   Karl, M ^c   Ronkko T ^d   Arnold, F ^e,f  

^a HELSINKI METROPOLIA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d TAMPERE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^f GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; DIESEL; MODELING; NUCLEATION; SULFUR; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84942428299     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-10435-2015     Document Type: Article

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