A possible role of ground-based microorganisms on cloud formation in the atmosphere

Biogeosciences

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 387-394

  Ekstrom S ^a   Noziere B ^a   Hultberg, M ^b   Alsberg, T ^a   Magner J ^a   Nilsson, E D ^a   Artaxo, P ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ALGAL BLOOM; ATMOSPHERE-HYDROSPHERE INTERACTION; CLIMATE CHANGE; CLOUD DROPLET; CORRELATION; HYDROLOGICAL CYCLE; INORGANIC SALT; MICROORGANISM; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; SURFACE TENSION;

SOUTHERN OCEAN;

ALGAE;

EID: 76449112439     PISSN: 17264170     EISSN: 17264189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/bg-7-387-2010     Document Type: Article

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