CCN activation of oxalic and malonic acid test aerosols with the University of Vienna cloud condensation nuclei counter

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 33, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1623-1634

  Giebl, H ^a   Berner, A ^a   Reischl, G ^a   Puxbaum, H ^b   Kasper Giebl, A ^b   Hitzenberger, R ^a  

^a INSTITUT FÜR EXPERIMENTALPHYSIK   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Cloud condensation nucleii; CNN; Organic carbon

Indexed keywords

CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; PARTICLE SPECTROMETERS; SOLUTIONS; SUPERSATURATION; THERMAL DIFFUSION; VAPORS;

CLOUD DROPLETS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MALONIC ACID; OXALIC ACID; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AEROSOL; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; ORGANIC CARBON;

AEROSOL; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIFFUSION; DISPERSION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTROMETRY; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0036852759     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(02)00115-5     Document Type: Article

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