Observations of aerosols in the free troposphere and marine boundary layer of the subtropical Northeast Atlantic: Discussion of processes determining their size distribution

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 17, 1997, Pages 21315-21328

  Raes, Frank ^a   Van Dingenen, Rita ^a   Cuevas, Emilio ^b   Van Velthoven, Peter F J ^c   Prospero, Joseph M ^d  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b National Institute of Meteorology   (Spain)

^c ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; OCEANIC BOUNDARY LAYER; TROPOSPHERE;

ATLANTIC, (NORTHEAST);

EID: 0031395884     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97jd01122     Document Type: Article

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