Spurious aerosol measurements when sampling from aircraft in the vicinity of clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 103, Issue D21, 1998, Pages 28337-28346

  Weber, R J ^a   Clarke, A D ^b   Litchy, M ^b   Li, J ^b   Kok, G ^c   Schillawski, R D ^c   McMurry, P H ^d  

^a BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIRBORNE SURVEY; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; ERROR ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT METHOD;

EID: 0033589841     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/98JD02086     Document Type: Article

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