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This concept has been deprecated.

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mass_concentration_of_ammonium_dry_aerosol_in_air  

Definition

  • Mass concentration means mass per unit volume and is used in the construction mass_concentration_of_X_in_Y, where X is a material constituent of Y. A chemical species denoted by X may be described by a single term such as 'nitrogen' or a phrase such as 'nox_expressed_as_nitrogen'. "Aerosol" means the suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except cloud droplets). Aerosol takes up ambient water (a process known as hygroscopic growth) depending on the relative humidity and the composition of the aerosol. "Dry aerosol" means aerosol without water. The chemical formula for ammonium is NH4.

Note

  • deprecated

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https://vocab.met.no/CFSTDN/mass_concentration_of_ammonium_dry_aerosol_in_air

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