Cloud condensation nucleus activity of the organic component of biomass smoke particles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 23, Issue 16, 1996, Pages 2141-2144

  Novakov, T ^a   Corrigan, C E ^a  

^a LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; CLOUDS; COMBUSTION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PLANTS (BOTANY); SOLUBILITY; SUPERSATURATION; WATER; WOOD;

BIOMASS SMOKE PARTICLES; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS ACTIVITY; EUCALYPTUS; REDWOOD; WATER SOLUBLE INORGANIC SPECIES; WATER SOLUBLE ORGANIC FRACTION;

SMOKE;

AEROSOL; BIOMASS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; ORGANIC AEROSOL; SMOKE PARTICLE;

EID: 0030207022     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96GL01971     Document Type: Article

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