A model prediction of the yield of cloud condensation nuclei from coastal nucleation events

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 19, 2002, Pages

  Pirjola, Liisa ^a   O'Dowd, Colin D ^a,b,c   Kulmala, Markku ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATOLOGY; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDENSATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33751283571     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2000JD000213     Document Type: Article

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