Ternary solution of sodium chloride, succinic acid and water; Surface tension and its influence on cloud droplet activation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 4595-4604

  Vanhanen, J ^a,b   Hyvarinen A P ^a   Anttila, T ^a   Raatikainen, T ^a   Viisanen, Y ^a   Lihavainen, H ^a  

^a FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALDEHYDE; CLOUD DROPLET; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SURFACE TENSION; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 49149096580     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-4595-2008     Document Type: Article

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