New parameterization of sulfuric acid-ammonia-water ternary nucleation rates at tropospheric conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 112, Issue 15, 2007, Pages

  Merikanto, Joonas ^a   Napari, I ^a   Vehkamaki H ^a   Anttila, T ^b   Kulmala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; COMPUTATIONAL EFFICIENCY; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SULFURIC ACID; TROPOSPHERE; WATER;

AMMONIA; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; MIXING RATIO; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SULFURIC ACID; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 35148895450     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2006JD007977     Document Type: Article

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