Modelling Ag-particle activation and growth in a TSI WCPC model 3785

Atmospheric Measurement Techniques

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 273-281

  Stratmann, F ^a,b   Herrmann, E ^a   Petaj T ^a   Kulmala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; SILVER; TEMPERATURE PROFILE;

EID: 77955607087     PISSN: 18671381     EISSN: 18678548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/amt-3-273-2010     Document Type: Article

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