Sensitivity of CCN spectra on chemical and physical properties of aerosol: A case study from the Amazon Basin

Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 20, 2002, Pages LBA-37-1-LBA-37-18

  Roberts, Gregory C ^a,b   Artaxo, Paulo ^c   Zhou, Jingchuan ^d   Swietlicki, Erik ^d   Andreae, Meinrat O ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^d LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

0305 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Aerosols and particles (0345, 4801); 0320 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Cloud physics and chemistry; 0365 Atmospheric Composition and Structure: Troposphere composition and chemistry; Aerosols; CCN

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; COMPOSITION; NUCLEATION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOLUBILITY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; SURFACE ACTIVE AGENTS; SURFACE TENSION;

AEROSOL; GEOPHYSICS; INORGANIC SALT; ORGANIC COMPOUND; SURFACTANT;

AMAZON BASIN; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 36448993019     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2001JD000583     Document Type: Article

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