Processes controlling the distribution of aerosol particles in the lower marine boundary layer during the First Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE 1)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D13, 1998, Pages 16369-16383

  Bates, Timothy S ^a,b,f   Kapustin, Vladimir N ^b   Quinn, Patricia K ^a,b,f   Covert, David S ^b   Coffman, Derek J ^b   Mari, Celine ^c,g   Durkee, Philip A ^d   De Bruyn, Warren J ^e   Saltzman, Eric S ^e  

^a NOAA PACIFIC MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c CNRS   (France)

^d NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

^f NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^g LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

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EID: 0032551823     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97JD03720     Document Type: Article

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