Modification of the Köhler equation to include soluble trace gases and slightly soluble substances

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 853-862

  Laaksonen, Ari ^a   Korhonen, Pekka ^b   Kulmala, Markku ^a   Charlson, Robert J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; GAS;

AEROSOL; KOHLER THEORY; TRACE GAS;

EID: 0031806587     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0853:MOTKHE>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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