Influence of clouds on aerosol particle number concentrations in the upper troposphere

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Weigelt, A ^a   Hermann, M ^a   van Velthoven, P F J ^b   Brenninkmeijer, C A M ^c   Schlaf, G ^c   Zahn, A ^d   Wiedensohler, A ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b ROYAL NETHERLANDS METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE KNMI   (Netherlands)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; NUCLEATION; TROPICS; TROPOSPHERE;

AEROSOL; CLOUD; NUCLEATION; SATELLITE IMAGERY; TROPOSPHERE;

ARABIAN SEA; ASIA; ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (NORTH); EURASIA; INDIAN OCEAN; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 62249140992     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2008JD009805     Document Type: Article

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