Postfrontal nanoparticles at Cape Grim: Observations

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 508-514

  Gras, John L ^a   Jimi, Salah I ^b   Siems, Steven T ^b   Krummel, Paul B ^a  

^a Bureau of Meteorology Centre for Australian Weather and Climate Research   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

CCN; Marine aerosol; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COLD FRONT; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; TROPOSPHERE;

AUSTRALIA; CAPE GRIM; TASMANIA;

EID: 73249115768     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN09075     Document Type: Article

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