The water-soluble fraction of atmospheric aerosol particles and its influence on cloud microphysics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 23, 1996, Pages 29499-29510

  Eichel, Cornelia ^a   Krämer, Martina ^a,b   Schütz, Lothar ^a   Wurzler, Sabine ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE MATTER; SCAVENGING; SOFA; SOLUBLE FRACTION;

EID: 0030357929     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd02245     Document Type: Article

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