Production of sea spray aerosol in the surf zone

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D24, 2000, Pages 29397-29409

  De Leeuw, Gerrit ^a   Neele, Filip P ^a   Hill, Martin ^b,e   Smith, Michael H ^b,e   Vignati, Elisabetta ^c,d,f  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

^c TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^d NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^f JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; SEA SALT; SURF ZONE; WAVE BREAKING;

EID: 0034451906     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900549     Document Type: Article

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