Quantifying wet scavenging processes in aircraft observations of nitric acid and cloud condensation nuclei

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 111, Issue 23, 2006, Pages

  Garrett, T J ^a   Avey, L ^a   Palmer, P I ^b   Stohl, Andreas ^c   Neuman, J Andy ^d,e   Brock, C A ^e   Ryerson, T B ^e   Holloway, John S ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOUDS; CONDENSATION; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY);

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COMBUSTION; NITRIC ACID; OXIDATION; PRECIPITATION (CLIMATOLOGY); SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); TRACE GAS;

EID: 34547610906     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007416     Document Type: Article

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