A global model study of processes controlling aerosol size distributions in the Arctic spring and summer

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 8, 2008, Pages

  Korhonen, Hannele ^a   Carslaw, Kenneth S ^a   Spracklen, Dominick V ^a   Riley, David A ^a   Ström, Johan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE; NUCLEATION; OXIDATION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); WIND;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; OPTICAL DEPTH; SEA ICE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIMULATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE GAS;

ARCTIC;

EID: 45549085574     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009114     Document Type: Article

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