Can new particle formation occur in the clean marine boundary layer?

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 105, Issue D21, 2000, Pages 26531-26546

  Pirjola, Liisa ^a   O'Dowd, Colin D ^a,c,d   Brooks, Ian M ^b   Kulmala, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIABATIC PROCESS; AEROSOL FORMATION; BOUNDARY LAYER; DIMETHYLSULFIDE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUCLEATION;

EID: 0034494922     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD900310     Document Type: Article

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