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MECHANISM REMOVAL [1 record]

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Record 1 1988-02-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Meteorology
  • Air Pollution
CONT

... mechanisms of removal of small particles and gases are important considerations.... The four principal removal mechanisms for small particles and gases are : (i) chemical reactions in the atmosphere... (ii) scavenging by rain and snow, a process called "washout", (iii) scavenging by cloud droplets ... a process called "rainout" and "snowout", (iv) absorption at the underlying surface, sometimes called "dry deposition"....

French

Domaine(s)
  • Météorologie
  • Pollution de l'air

Spanish

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