Water activity and activation diameters from hygroscopicity data - Part II: Application to organic species

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 795-809

  Koehler, K A ^a   Kreidenweis, S M ^a   DeMott, P J ^a   Prenni, A J ^a   Carrico, C M ^a   Ervens, B ^a   Feingold, G ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; HYGROSCOPICITY;

EID: 33645818750     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-6-795-2006     Document Type: Article

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