Condensation Nuclei (CN) and Ultrafine CN in the Free Troposphere to 12 km: A case study over the Jungfraujoch high-alpine research station

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 26, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 2195-2198

  Nyeki, S ^a,c   Kalberer, M ^b   Lugauer, M ^c   Weingartner, E ^a   Petzold, A ^b   Schroder F ^a   Colbeck, I ^a   Baltensperger, U ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; TROPOSPHERE;

CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CONSTANT VALUES; DISCRETE LAYERS; FREE TROPOSPHERE; QUASI-STATIONARY; RESEARCH STATIONS; SPECIFIC HUMIDITY; VERTICAL PROFILE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONDENSATION;

AEROSOL; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; TROPOSPHERE;

JUNGFRAUJOCH; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 0032716752     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999GL900473     Document Type: Article

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