Particle hygroscopicity and its link to chemical composition in the urban atmosphere of Beijing, China, during summertime

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1123-1138

  Wu, Z J ^a   Zheng, J ^a   Shang, D J ^a   Du, Z F ^a   Wu, Y S ^a   Zeng, L M ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^b   Hu, M ^a  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HYGROSCOPICITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUMMER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

BEIJING [BEIJING (ADS)]; BEIJING [CHINA]; CHINA;

EID: 84957600707     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-16-1123-2016     Document Type: Article

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