Water activity and activation diameters from hygroscopicity data - Part I: Theory and application to inorganic salts

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 1357-1370

  Kreidenweis, S M ^a   Koehler, K ^a   DeMott, P J ^a   Prenni, A J ^a   Carrico, C ^a   Ervens, B ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

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EID: 21244466265     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-5-1357-2005     Document Type: Article

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