Ultrafine particle size distributions measured in aircraft exhaust plumes

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D21, 2000, Pages 26555-26567

  Brock, Charles A ^a,c,d   Schröder, Franz ^b   Kärcher, Bernd ^b   Petzold, Andreas ^b   Busen, Reinhold ^b   Fiebig, Markus ^b  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

^b GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT EMISSION; ATMOSPHERIC PLUME; CONTRAIL; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 0034483757     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900360     Document Type: Article

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