Modelling the chemically aged and mixed aerosols over the eastern central Atlantic Ocean-potential impacts

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 13, 2010, Pages 5797-5822

  Astitha, M ^a   Kallos, G ^b   Spyrou, C ^b   O'Hirok, W ^a   Lelieveld, J ^a,c   Denier Van Der Gon, H A C ^d  

^a CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD; HURRICANE; MODELING; PHYSICAL PROPERTY; SEA SALT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRANSPORT PROCESS; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; ATLANTIC OCEAN (CENTRAL);

EID: 77954221420     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-5797-2010     Document Type: Article

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