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Published November 1983 | public
Journal Article

Atmospheric equilibrium model of sulfate and nitrate aerosols

Abstract

Given local rates of production of gas-phase sulfate and nitrate, ammonia concentration, relative humidity and temperature, a model is presented that enables calculation of the quantity of sulfate/nitrate/ammonium/water aerosol, its precise chemical composition and physical state. The model is based on a complete thermodynamic chemical and phase equilibrium calculation for the sulfate/nitrate/ammonium system. Detailed simulations of sulfate/nitrate/ammonium aerosol evolution are presented, and recent ambient data from Tanner are interpreted. Some new results on temperature variation of activity coefficients are presented in the Appendix.

Additional Information

© 1983 Pergamon Press Ltd. First received 23 December 1982 and in final form 27 April 1983. This work was supported by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant R-806844.

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