Atmospheric aerosol growth rates at different background station types.

ABSTRACT: Highly time-resolved particle number size distributions (PNSDs) were evaluated during 5 years (2013-2017) at four background stations in the Czech Republic located in different types of environments-urban background (Ústí nad Labem), industrial background (Lom), agricultural background (National Atmospheric Observatory Košetice), and suburban background (Prague-Suchdol). The PNSD data was used for new particle formation event determination as well as growth rate (GR) and condensation sink (CS) calculations. The differences or similarities of these parameters were evaluated from perspectives of the different pollution load, meteorological condition, and regional or long-range transport. The median growth rate (4 nm h^-1) is very similar at all stations, and the most frequent lengt

SUBMITTER: Holubova Smejkalova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7943522 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature