Partially soluble organics as cloud condensation nuclei: Role of trace soluble and surface active species

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages

  Broekhuizen, K ^a   Kumar, P Pradeep ^a   Abbatt, J P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLUBILITY; SURFACE TENSION;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI (CCN); ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SOLUTE SOLUBILITY; SUCCINIC ACID PARTICLES;

GEOPHYSICS;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; ORGANIC ACID; SOLUBILITY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 2442441065     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2003GL018203     Document Type: Article

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