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variable group > aerosol variables > aerosol particle mass concentration

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aerosol particle mass concentration  

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 system of suspended liquid or solid particles in air (except cloud droplets) and their carrier gas, the air itself.

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https://vocabulary.actris.nilu.no/actris_vocab/aerosolparticlemassconcentration

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