Measurement of aerosol sulfuric acid 2. Pronounced layering in the free troposphere during the second Aerosol Characterization Experiment (ACE 2)

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D23, 2001, Pages 31975-31990

  Curtius, J ^a,b   Sierau, B ^a,c   Arnold, F ^a   De Reus, M ^d,e   Strom J ^d   Scheeren, H A ^f   Lelieveld, J ^e,f  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR KERNPHYSIK   (Germany)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^f UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; MASS SPECTROMETRY; SULFURIC ACID; TROPOSPHERE;

CANARY ISLANDS; TENERIFE;

EID: 0035724247     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000605     Document Type: Article

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