Some insights into the condensing vapors driving new particle growth to CCN sizes on the basis of hygroscopicity measurements

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 13071-13083

  Wu, Z J ^a,b   Poulain, L ^b   Birmili, W ^b   Gross J ^b   Niedermeier, N ^b   Wang, Z B ^c   Herrmann, H ^b   Wiedensohler, A ^b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYGROSCOPICITY; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE;

GERMANY; MELPITZ; SAXONY;

EID: 84948655331     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-13071-2015     Document Type: Article

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