Modeling study on aerosol dynamical processes regulating new particle and CCN formation at clean continental areas

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2008, Pages

  Anttila, Tatu ^a   Kerminen, Veli Matti ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; MECHANICS; MODAL ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

(I ,J) CONDITIONS; AMERICAN GEOPHYSICAL UNION; ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS; CONTINENTAL (CO); DYNAMIC PARAMETERS; DYNAMICAL MODELING; DYNAMICAL PROCESSES; EMISSION RATES (ER); GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS (GSA); LARGE-SCALE MODELLING; MODEL OUTPUTS; MODELIN G STUDIES; PARTICLE FORMATIONS; PARTICLE SURFACE AREA; RELATIVE IMPORTANCE; RELATIVE MAGNITUDES;

DYNAMICS;

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; MODELING; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

EID: 45549087557     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008GL033371     Document Type: Article

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