Ultrafine aerosol particles in aircraft plumes: In situ observations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 15, 1998, Pages 2789-2792

  Schroder F P ^a   Karcher B ^a   Petzold, A ^a   Baumann, R ^a   Busen, R ^a   Hoell, C ^a   Schumann, U ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Aircraft exhaust; Exhaust emission; Particular matter

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); EARTH SCIENCES; GEOPHYSICS;

AIRCRAFT PLUMES; FUEL SULFUR CONTENTS; ULTRAFINE AEROSOL PARTICLES; ICE NUCLEATION; IN-SITU OBSERVATIONS; MEASUREMENTS OF; PARTICLE GROWTH; SOOT PARTICLES; ULTRA-FINE AEROSOLS; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; SOOT;

AEROSOL; AIRCRAFT EMISSION; EXHAUST EMISSION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0032148231     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98GL02078     Document Type: Article

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