Influence of tropospheric SO2 emissions on particle formation and the stratospheric humidity

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 1-4

  Notholt, J ^a   Luo, B P ^b   Fueglistaler, S ^c   Weisenstein, D ^d   Rex, M ^e   Lawrence, M G ^f   Bingemer, H ^g   Wohltmann, I ^e   Corti, T ^b   Warneke, T ^a   von Kuhlmann, R ^f   Peter, T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d Atmosph and Environmental Research   (United States)

^e ALFRED WEGENER INSTITUTE FOR POLAR AND MARINE RESEARCH   (Germany)

^f MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^g GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VAPORS; WATER; BUDGET CONTROL; TROPOSPHERE; WATER VAPOR;

MODEL SIMULATIONS; RADIATION BUDGET; WATER VAPORS;

TROPOSPHERE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HUMIDITY; STRATOSPHERE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TRAJECTORY;

ACID AEROSOLS; CONDENSED PHASE; MODEL CALCULATIONS; MODEL SIMULATION; PARTICLE FORMATIONS; RADIATION BUDGET; TROPICAL TROPOPAUSE; TROPICAL TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 21844443398     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004GL022159     Document Type: Article

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