CCN predictions: Is theory sufficient for assessments of the indirect effect?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2006, Pages

  Sotiropoulou, Rafaella Eleni P ^a   Medina, Jeessy ^b   Nenes, Athanasios ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMPOSITION; CONDENSATION; GROWTH KINETICS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WEATHER FORECASTING;

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; CLOUD DROPLET NUMBER; DROPLET ACTIVATION PARAMETERIZATION;

METEOROLOGY;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CLOUD RADIATIVE FORCING; CONDENSATION; DROPLET; PARTICLE SIZE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

EID: 33646351964     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005GL025148     Document Type: Article

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