Longwave indirect effect of mineral dusts on ice clouds

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 10, Issue 16, 2010, Pages 7753-7761

  Min, Q ^a   Li, R ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; DUST; ICE; LONGWAVE RADIATION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE;

ATLANTIC OCEAN;

EID: 77956053144     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-10-7753-2010     Document Type: Article

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