Ultrafine aerosol particles in aircraft plumes: Analysis of growth mechanisms

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2793-2796

  Karcher B ^a   Yu, F ^b   Schroder F P ^a   Turco, R P ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aircraft exhaust; Exhaust emission; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HYDROCARBONS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SULFURIC ACID; AEROSOLS;

AIRCRAFT PLUMES; CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CONTRAILS; EMISSION INDICES; FUEL SULFUR CONTENTS; ULTRAFINE AEROSOL PARTICLES; AEROSOL DYNAMICS; GROWTH MECHANISMS; HIGH CONVERSIONS; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; ION EMISSIONS; PARTICLE GROWTH; ULTRA-FINE AEROSOLS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; FIGHTER AIRCRAFT;

AEROSOL; AIRCRAFT EMISSION; EXHAUST EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0032148223     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL02114     Document Type: Article

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