Particle formation by ion nucleation in the upper troposphere and lower stratosphere

Science

Volumn 301, Issue 5641, 2003, Pages 1886-1889

  Lee, S H ^a   Reeves, J M ^a   Wilson, J C ^a   Hunton, D E ^b   Viggiano, A A ^b   Miller, T M ^b   Ballenthin, J O ^b   Lait, L R ^c  

^a University of Denver   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; NUCLEATION; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

PARTICLE FORMATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

ION;

AEROSOL; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; STRATOSPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC RADIOACTIVITY; CLOUD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LATITUDE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRATOSPHERE; SUN EXPOSURE; SURFACE PROPERTY; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 0141534329     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1087236     Document Type: Article

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