Optical particle counter measurement of marine aerosol hygroscopic growth

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1949-1962

  Snider, J R ^a   Petters, M D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

^b Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR MASS; HYGROSCOPICITY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; MIE THEORY; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SAN DIEGO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 41749118929     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-1949-2008     Document Type: Article

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