Experimental determination of the connection between cloud droplet size and its dry residue size

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 31, Issue 16, 1997, Pages 2477-2490

  Martinsson, B G ^a   Cederfelt, S I ^a   Svenningsson, B ^a   Frank, G ^a   Hansson, H C ^a,d   Swietlicki, E ^a   Wiedensohler, A ^a,b   Wendisch, M ^b   Gallagher, M W ^c   Colvile, R N ^c   Beswick, K M ^c   Choularton, T W ^c   Bower, K N ^c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cloud modelling; Droplet number concentration; Nucleation scavenging; Size distribution; Solute concentration

Indexed keywords

SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CLOUD; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CLOUD GROWTH; DROPLET GROWTH; DROPLET NUMBER CONCENTRATION; MODEL; OROGRAPHIC CLOUD; SCAVENGING;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; DROP FORMATION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

NUCLEATION SCAVENGING;

CLOUDS;

EID: 0030616211     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(96)00182-3     Document Type: Article

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