The effect of atmospheric waves on aerosol nucleation and size distribution

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D15, 2000, Pages 19917-19926

  Nilsson, E Douglas ^a,b   Pirjola, Liisa ^a   Kulmala, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC WAVE; NUCLEATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0033793242     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/1999JD901102     Document Type: Article

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