Derivation of contributions of sulfate and carbonaceous aerosols to cloud condensation nuclei from mass size distributions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 14, 1996, Pages 19483-19493

  Rivera Carpio, C A ^a   Corrigan, C E ^a   Novakov, T ^a   Penner, J E ^b   Rogers, C F ^c   Chow, J C ^c  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; ORGANIC CARBON; SEA SALT; SULPHATE AEROSOL;

USA, CALIFORNIA, POINT REYES;

EID: 0000826446     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/95jd01077     Document Type: Article

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