Cloud-nucleating properties of the Amazonian biomass burning aerosol: Cloud condensation nuclei measurements and modeling

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 14, 2007, Pages

  Vestin, A ^a   Rissler, J ^a   Swietlicki, Erik ^a   Frank, G P ^b   Andreae, M O ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; COMBUSTION; PARAMETERIZATION; SUPERSATURATION; THERMAL GRADIENTS; VEGETATION;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONVECTIVE CLOUD; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

AMAZONIA; BRAZIL; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 34548780314     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD008104     Document Type: Article

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