Climatology of the average water-soluble volume fraction of atmospheric aerosol

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-92

  Kandler, K ^a   Schutz L ^b  

^a DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aerosol composition; Aerosol parameterization; Atmospheric aerosol; Hygroscopicity

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; CLIMATOLOGY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; VOLUME FRACTION;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOL PARTICLES; HYGROSCOPICITY; WATER-SOLUBLE VOLUME FRACTION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CLIMATOLOGY; HYGROSCOPICITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 33845646874     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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