H2SO4 vapor pressure of sulfuric acid and ammonium sulfate solutions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 3725-3735

  Marti, James J ^a,b,d   Jefferson, Anne ^c   Cai, Xiao Ping ^a   Richert, Chad ^a   McMurry, Peter H ^a   Eisele, Fred ^c  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b Computational Physics Inc ^*  (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMMONIUM SULPHATE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; SULPHURIC ACID;

EID: 0031449434     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd03064     Document Type: Article

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