The effects of clouds on aerosol and chemical species production and distribution. Part III: Aerosol model description and sensitivity analysis

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 921-939

  Zhang, Yiping ^a   Kreidenweis, Sonia ^a   Taylor, Gregory R ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD; PARTICLE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT;

AEROSOL; CLOUD; PARTICULATE MATTER; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0031835397     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(1998)055<0921:TEOCOA>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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