Atmospheric variability and binary homogeneous nucleation: A parametrisation and conditions required for a significant effect

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 82, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 503-513

  Lauros, J ^a,b   Nilsson, E D ^a   Vehkamaki H ^b   Kulmala, M ^b  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aerosol particle formation; Nucleation; Turbulence; Waves

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; NUCLEATION; SULFURIC ACID; TROPOSPHERE; WATER;

AEROSOL PARTICLE FORMATION; ATMOSPHERIC VARIABILITY; HUMIDITY VARIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; GAUSSIAN METHOD; HUMIDITY; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SULFURIC ACID; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 33749043530     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.02.007     Document Type: Article

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