The formation and evolution of aerosols in stratospheric aircraft plumes: Numerical simulations and comparisons with observations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D20, 1998, Pages 25915-25934

  Yu, Fangqun ^a   Turco, Richard P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRCRAFT EMISSION; CONTRAIL; EXHAUST EMISSION; FORMATION MECHANISM; STRATOSPHERE;

EID: 0032573253     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02453     Document Type: Article

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