Scavenging of atmospheric ions and aerosols by drifting snow in Antarctica

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 91, Issue 2-4, 2009, Pages 215-218

  Kamra, A K ^a   Siingh, Devendraa ^a,b   Pant, Vimlesh ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL METEOROLOGY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Air earth current density; Ions and aerosols in Antarctica; Scavenging of ions and aerosols by drifting snow

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; GEOPHYSICS; IONS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPEED; WIND EFFECTS;

AEROSOL PARTICLES; ATMOSPHERIC IONS; COASTAL STATIONS; ION CONCENTRATIONS; NANOMETER PARTICLES; NUMBER CONCENTRATIONS; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENTS; SIZE RANGES; SMALL IONS; WIND SPEEDS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DRIFT (GLACIAL DEPOSIT); IONIC COMPOSITION; PARTICLE MOTION; PARTICLE SIZE; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WIND VELOCITY;

ANTARCTICA;

EID: 58149311253     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2008.02.018     Document Type: Article

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