Dependence of nucleation rates on sulfuric acid vapor concentration in diverse atmospheric locations

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 10, 2008, Pages

  Kuang, C ^a   McMurry, P H ^a   McCormick, A V ^a   Eisele, F L ^b  

^a University of Minnesota   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; CORRELATION METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SULFURIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE MODELING; LEAST SQUARES METHOD; MODELING; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 45149119824     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009253     Document Type: Article

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