Aircraft measurements of sub micrometer aerosol particles ( > 7 nm) in the midlatitude free troposphere and tropopause region

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 44, Issue 3-4, 1997, Pages 333-356

  Schröder, Franz ^a   Ström, Johan ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerosol distribution; Nuclei mode aerosol; Particle nucleation; Upper troposphere

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MEASUREMENT; CONDENSATION NUCLEI; PARTICLE NUCLEATION; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EUROPE, (WEST);

EID: 0031416427     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(96)00034-8     Document Type: Article

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