Negative atmospheric ions and their potential role in ion-induced nucleation

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2006, Pages

  Eisele, F L ^a,b   Lovejoy, E R ^c   Kosciuch, E ^a   Moore, K F ^a,d   Mauldin, III ^a   Smith, J N ^a   McMurry, P H ^e   Iida, Kenjiro ^e  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c NOAA EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC THERMODYNAMICS; IONS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; SULFUR;

NUCLEATION;

EID: 33645499312     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006568     Document Type: Article

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