The effect of chemical composition and size distribution of aerosol particles on droplet formation and albedo of stratocumulus clouds

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1845-1855

  Geresdi, I ^a   Meszaros E ^b   Molnar A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PÉCS   (Hungary)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Indirect climate effects; Sulfate and organic particles

Indexed keywords

CLIMATOLOGY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SULFATE MINERALS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; VELOCITY MEASUREMENT;

INDIRECT CLIMATE EFFECTS; MICROPHYSICAL MODEL; SULFATE AND ORGANIC PARTICLES;

AEROSOLS;

SULFATE;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD; DROPLET; PARTICLE SIZE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DIFFUSION; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD; MOLECULAR MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOOT;

EID: 32544455988     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2005.11.012     Document Type: Article

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