Chemical amplification (or dampening) of the Twomey effect: Conditions derived from droplet activation theory

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 919-930

  Rissman, T A ^a   Nenes, A ^a   Seinfield, J H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CHEMICAL ACTIVATION; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; METEOROLOGY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL ACTIVATION; CHEMICAL AMPLIFICATION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI;

EARTH ATMOSPHERE;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; UPDRAFT;

EID: 2342591346     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2004)061<0919:CAODOT>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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