Postfrontal nanoparticles at Cape Grim: Impact on cloud nuclei concentrations

Environmental Chemistry

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 515-523

  Gras, John L ^a  

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

Author keywords

CCN; Marine aerosol; Nucleation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AITKEN NUCLEUS; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; GROWTH RATE; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUCLEATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; SEASON; SULFUR; TROPOSPHERE;

AUSTRALIA; CAPE GRIM; TASMANIA;

EID: 73249145608     PISSN: 14482517     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/EN09076     Document Type: Article

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