Effects of organics of low solubility on the growth rate of cloud droplets

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages

  Shantz, Nicole C ^a   Leaitch, W Richard ^b   Caffrey, Peter F ^c  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indirect aerosol effect; Organic CCN

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DROPLET; PARTICULATE ORGANIC MATTER;

EID: 0347899451     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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