Nucleation in the equatorial Pacific during PEM-Tropics B: Enhanced boundary layer H2SO4 with no particle production

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 106, Issue D23, 2001, Pages 32767-32776

  Weber, R J ^a   Moore, K ^b   Kapustin, V ^b   Clarke, A ^b   Mauldin, R L ^c   Kosciuch, E ^c   Cantrell, C ^c   Eisele, F ^c   Anderson, B ^d   Thornhill, L ^d  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUCLEATION; SULFURIC ACID;

(TROPICAL); PACIFIC OCEAN;

EID: 0035725643     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD900250     Document Type: Article

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