CCN activation of slightly soluble organics: The importance of small amounts of inorganic salt and particle phase

Tellus, Series B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 128-134

  Bilde, Merete ^a   Svenningsson, Birgitta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; DROPLET; INORGANIC SALT; ORGANIC ACID; SUPERSATURATION;

EID: 1942520333     PISSN: 02806509     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0889.2004.00090.x     Document Type: Article

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