Articles | Volume 12, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3857-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-3857-2012
Research article
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03 May 2012
Research article |  | 03 May 2012

Modeling the gas-particle partitioning of secondary organic aerosol: the importance of liquid-liquid phase separation

A. Zuend and J. H. Seinfeld

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Subject: Aerosols | Research Activity: Atmospheric Modelling | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Chemistry (chemical composition and reactions)
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