Observations of cloud condensation nuclei in North China

Acta Meteorologica Sinica

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 97-106

  Shi, Lixin ^a,b   Duan, Ying ^a,b  

^a Weather Modification Office of Hebei Province   (China)

^b Agricultural Environment Protection and Monitoring Station of Hebei Province   (China)

Author keywords

Cloud condensation nuclei (CCN); North China; Observation

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE SURVEY; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CUMULUS; DIURNAL VARIATION; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PRECIPITATION INTENSITY; SUPERSATURATION; TROPOSPHERE;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HANDAN; HEBEI; SHIJIAZHUANG; ZHANGJIAKOU;

EID: 45749122728     PISSN: 08940525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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