Influence of oceanic dimethyl sulfide emissions on cloud condensation nuclei concentrations and seasonality over the remote Southern Hemisphere oceans: A global model study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 113, Issue 15, 2008, Pages

  Korhonen, Hannele ^b   Carslaw, Kenneth S ^a   Spracklen, Dominick V ^a   Mann, Graham W ^a   Woodhouse, Matthew T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERICS; CHLOROPHYLL; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDENSATION; OCEANOGRAPHY; PORPHYRINS; SIMULATORS; SIPHONS; SULFUR COMPOUNDS;

CHEMICAL TRANSPORT MODELS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; FREE TROPOSPHERE; GLOBAL MODELS; MARINE BOUNDARY LAYERS; MICROPHYSICAL PATHWAYS; MICROPHYSICS; NONLINEAR BEHAVIOR; OCEAN WATER; SEA SPRAY; SEASONAL CHANGES; SEASONAL CYCLE; SEASONALITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTHERN OCEAN; SULFATE AEROSOLS; ULTRAFINE; ZONAL MEANS;

DIAMONDS;

ATMOSPHERE-OCEAN COUPLING; BOUNDARY LAYER; CHLOROPHYLL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; COAGULATION; CORRELATION; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NONLINEARITY; SEASONALITY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TROPOSPHERE;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA; CAPE GRIM; TASMANIA;

EID: 70450279476     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2007JD009718     Document Type: Article

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