Surface tensions of multi-component mixed inorganic/organic aqueous systems of atmospheric significance: Measurements, model predictions and importance for cloud activation predictions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 2371-2398

  Topping, D O ^a   McFiggans, G B ^a   Kiss, G ^b   Varga, Z ^b   Facchini, M C ^c   Decesari, S ^c   Mircea, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PANNONIA   (Hungary)

^c INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; CLOUD; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MODEL VALIDATION; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTITIONING; SUPERSATURATION; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 34248334165     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-7-2371-2007     Document Type: Article

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