Cloud condensation nuclei in pristine tropical rainforest air of Amazonia: Size-resolved measurements and modeling of atmospheric aerosol composition and CCN activity

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 19, 2009, Pages 7551-7575

  Gunthe, S S ^a   King, S M ^b   Rose, D ^a   Chen, Q ^b   Roldin, P ^c   Farmer, D K ^d   Jimenez, J L ^d   Artaxo, P ^e   Andreae, M O ^a   Martin, S T ^b   Poschl U ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AITKEN NUCLEUS; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYGROSCOPICITY; PRISTINE ENVIRONMENT; RAINFOREST; SUPERSATURATION; TEMPORAL VARIATION; TROPICAL FOREST; WATER VAPOR;

AMAZONIA;

EID: 72149099798     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-7551-2009     Document Type: Article

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