Surface tension of Rax cloud water and its relation to the concentration of organic material

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 107, Issue 24, 2002, Pages

  Hitzenberger, R ^a   Berner, A ^a   Kasper Giebl, A ^b   Loflund M ^b   Puxbaum, H ^b  

^a INSTITUT FÜR EXPERIMENTALPHYSIK   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aerosol; CCN activation; Cloud water; Organic carbon; Surface tension

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLOUDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SURFACE TENSION; WATER;

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; CLOUD WATER; ORGANIC MATTER; SURFACE TENSION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 6444239183     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002JD002506     Document Type: Article

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