Disproportionate impact of particulate emissions on global cloud condensation nuclei concentrations

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Adams, P J ^a   Seinfeld, J H ^b  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC RADIATION; CLIMATE MODELS; GAS EMISSIONS; GASES; SULFUR;

CLOUND CONDENSATION; AEROSOL RADIATIVE FORCING; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; MICROPHYSICAL PATHWAYS; PARTICULATE SULFATES; PRIMARY PARTICLES; SULFATE AEROSOLS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; RADIATIVE FORCING; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

EID: 0042701606     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl016303     Document Type: Article

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