A short overview of the microbial population in clouds: Potential roles in atmospheric chemistry and nucleation processes

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 98, Issue 2-4, 2010, Pages 249-260

  Delort, Anne Marie ^a,b   Vaïtilingom, Mickael ^a   Amato, Pierre ^a,b   Sancelme, Martine ^a   Parazols, Marius ^a   Mailhot, Gilles ^a   Laj, Paolo ^a,c   Deguillaume, Laurent ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b CNRS   (France)

^c UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

Author keywords

Atmospheric chemistry; In cloud processes; Microorganisms; Nucleation processes

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLIZATION; ALTERNATIVE ROUTES; ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCE; ATMOSPHERIC WATER; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CLOUD DROPLETS; CLOUD PROCESS; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE NUCLEATION; LIVING ORGANISMS; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; MICROBIAL POPULATIONS; NUCLEATION PROCESS; NUCLEATION PROCESSES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY; WET DEPOSITION;

BIOLOGY; CHEMICAL ENGINEERING; CLOUDS; DROP FORMATION; MICROORGANISMS; NUCLEATION; PHOTOCHEMICAL REACTIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CHEMICAL PROCESS; CLOUD; CLOUD DROPLET; FOG; ICE CRYSTAL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; PHOTOCHEMISTRY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 78149281846     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2010.07.004     Document Type: Article

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