Processes determining the relationship between aerosol number and non-sea-salt sulfate mass concentrations in the clean and perturbed marine boundary layer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 104, Issue D7, 1999, Pages 8027-8038

  Van Dingenen, R ^a   Raes, F ^a   Putaud, J P ^a   Virkkula, A ^a   Mangoni, M ^a  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SULFATE;

(NORTH); ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 0033586609     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1998JD100059     Document Type: Article

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