The contribution of anthropogenic aerosols to aerosol light-scattering and CCN activity in the California coastal zone

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 15, 2010, Pages 7341-7351

  Hegg, D A ^a   Covert, D S ^a   Jonsson, H H ^b   Woods, R K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; LIGHT SCATTERING; STRATOCUMULUS;

EID: 77955446868     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-7341-2010     Document Type: Article

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