Modelling urban and regional aerosols-I. model development

Anthony S. Wexler, Fredrick W. Lurmann, John H. Seinfeld

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Abstract

The partial differential equation that describes the size and composition distribution of atmospheric particles is stated. The equation describes the processes that may influence the particulate size and composition, namely emissions, deposition, advection, turbulent, diffusion, condensation, evaporation, coagulation, nucleation, settling and heterogeneous chemical reactions. Each term in the equation is analysed to estimate its influence on the overall distributions under typical urban conditions. Numerical methods are developed to solve the equation in conjunction with an Eulerian gas-phase model.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)531-546
Number of pages16
JournalAtmospheric Environment
Volume28
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - 1994
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • aerosol composition distribution
  • Aerosol model
  • aerosol size distribution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atmospheric Science
  • Environmental Science(all)
  • Pollution
  • Earth and Planetary Sciences(all)

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