Deep convective clouds as aerosol production engines: Role of insoluble organics

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 17, 2006, Pages

  Kulmala, Markku ^a   Reissell, Anni ^a   Sipilä, Mikko ^a   Bonn, Boris ^a   Ruuskanen, Taina M ^a   Lehtinen, Kari E J ^b   Kerminen, Veli Matti ^b   Ström, Johan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BOUNDARY LAYERS; CLOUDS; THUNDERSTORMS; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; NUCLEATION; TRACE GAS; TROPOPAUSE; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 33847012147     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2005JD006963     Document Type: Article

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