Development of mixed-phase clouds from multiple aerosol size distributions and the effect of the clouds on aerosol removal

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 108, Issue 8, 2003, Pages

  Jacobson, Mark Z ^a  

^a Terman Engineering Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol cloud interactions; Cloud microphysics; Coagulation; Condensation; Evaporation; Freezing

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; COAGULATION; CONDENSATION; EVAPORATION; FREEZING; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 1642305715     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002jd002691     Document Type: Article

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