Mechanisms of formation of aerosol and gaseous inhomogeneities in the turbulent atmosphere

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 53, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 117-129

  Elperin, T ^a   Kleeorin, N ^a   Rogachevskii, I ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Preferential concentration of aerosols and gases; Turbulent atmosphere

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000788526     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(99)00043-5     Document Type: Article

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