An analysis of rapid increases in condensation nuclei concentrations at a remote coastal site in western Ireland

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D11, 1999, Pages 13771-13780

  Grenfell, J L ^a,b   Harrison, R M ^a   Allen, A G ^a   Shi, J P ^a   Penkett, S A ^c   O'Dowd, C D ^d   Smith, M H ^d   Hill, M K ^d   Robertson, L ^e   Hewitt, C N ^e   Davison, B ^e   Lewis, A C ^f   Creasey, D J ^f   Heard, D E ^f   Hebestreit, K ^g   Alicke, B ^g   James, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^e LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COASTAL ZONE; CONCENTRATION;

IRELAND;

EID: 0033512554     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD900096     Document Type: Article

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