The effect of local sources on aerosol particle number size distribution, concentrations and fluxes in Helsinki, Finland

Giovanna Ripamonti; Leena Järvi; Bjarke Mølgaard; Tareq Hussein; Annika Nordbo; Kaarle Hämeri

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.19786

The effect of local sources on aerosol particle number size distribution, concentrations and fluxes in Helsinki, Finland

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 65 (2013): Issue 1

By: Giovanna Ripamonti, Leena Järvi, Bjarke Mølgaard, Tareq Hussein, Annika Nordbo and Kaarle Hämeri

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.19786 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

Page range: 19786 - 19786

Submitted on: Sep 28, 2012

Accepted on: Apr 28, 2013

Published on: Jan 1, 2013

Published by: Stockholm University Press

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Keywords:

particle number size distribution,

eddy covariance,

particle fluxes,

vehicle emission factor

© 2013 Giovanna Ripamonti, Leena Järvi, Bjarke Mølgaard, Tareq Hussein, Annika Nordbo, Kaarle Hämeri, published by Stockholm University Press
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