Spring and summer contrast in new particle formation over nine forest areas in North America

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 24, 2015, Pages 13993-14003

  Yu, F ^a   Luo, G ^a   Pryor, S C ^b   Pillai, P R ^c   Lee, S H ^d   Ortega, J ^e   Schwab, J J ^a   Hallar, A G ^f   Leaitch, W R ^g   Aneja, V P ^c   Smith, J N ^e,h   Walker, J T ^c,i   Hogrefe, O ^a,j   Demerjian, K L ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Institute for the Study of the Continents   (United States)

^c NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^g ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^h UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

ⁱ U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^j Durham Technical Community College   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FOREST; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPRING (SEASON); SULFURIC ACID; SUMMER;

NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 84946816099     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-13993-2015     Document Type: Article

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