Aerosol observations at Chebogue Point during the 1993 North Atlantic Regional Experiment: Relationships among cloud condensation nuclei, size distribution, and chemistry

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 22, 1996, Pages 28971-28990

  Liu, P S K ^a   Leaitch, W R ^a   Banic, C M ^a   Li, S M ^a   Ngo, D ^b   Megaw, W J ^c  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^b NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOLS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

CANADA, NOVA SCOTIA, CHEBOGUE POINT;

EID: 0030433954     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd00445     Document Type: Article

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