Modeling new particle formation during air pollution episodes: Impacts on aerosol and cloud condensation nuclei

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 557-572

  Sotiropoulou, R E P ^a,b   Tagaris, E ^a,c   Pilinis, C ^a   Anttila, T ^d,e   Kulmala, M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE AEGEAN   (Greece)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^f UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; CARBON; CONDENSATION; GALLIUM ALLOYS; NUCLEATION; ORGANIC CARBON; SULFURIC ACID; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ACCOMMODATION COEFFICIENTS; AEROSOL SIZE DISTRIBUTIONS; AIR POLLUTION EPISODES; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; REGIONAL AIR QUALITY; VAPORIZATION ENTHALPIES;

AIR POLLUTION;

ORGANIC CARBON; SULFURIC ACID;

AIR AND AIR RELATED PHENOMENA; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL; CHEMICAL PHENOMENA; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENTHALPY; LAND USE; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE FORMATION; PHOTOCHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84991666269     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786820600714346     Document Type: Article

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