Modeling the chemistry of the marine boundary layer: Sulphate formation and the role of sea-salt aerosol particles

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D9, 2000, Pages 11671-11698

  Van Den Berg, Ad ^a   Dentener, Frank ^a   Lelieveld, Jos ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BOUNDARY LAYER; SEA SALT; SULFATE;

EID: 0033790141     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901073     Document Type: Article

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