Size matters more than chemistry for cloud-nucleating ability of aerosol particles

Science

Volumn 312, Issue 5778, 2006, Pages 1375-1378

  Dusek, U ^a   Frank, G P ^a   Hildebrandt, L ^a,c   Curtius, J ^b   Schneider, J ^a   Walter, S ^a   Chand, D ^a   Drewnick, F ^a   Hings, S ^a   Jung, D ^b   Borrmann, S ^a,b   Andreae, M O ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLOUD SEEDING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; AEROSOL SIZE; CHEMICAL EFFECTS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI (CCN);

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; GERMANY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33744787095     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1125261     Document Type: Article

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