An improved parameterization for sulfuric acid-water nucleation rates for tropospheric and stratospheric conditions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 22, 2002, Pages AAC-3-1-AAC-3-10

  Vehkamaki H ^a   Kulmala, M ^a   Napari, I ^a   Lehtinen, K E J ^a   Timmreck, C ^b   Noppel, M ^a,c,e   Laaksonen, A ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR METEOROLOGY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 0365 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Troposphere composition and chemistry; 1610 Global Change: Atmosphere (0315, 0325); Nucleation

Indexed keywords

NUCLEATION; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; SULFURIC ACID; THERMODYNAMICS; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE; WATER;

SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 36448934865     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002184     Document Type: Article

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