Can global models ignore the chemical composition of aerosols?

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 37, Issue 24, 2010, Pages

  Roesler, E L ^a   Penner, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROP FORMATION; ORGANIC CARBON; POPULATION STATISTICS; SOLAR RADIATION;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL SIZE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLOUD ALBEDO; CLOUD DROPLETS; COARSE MODE; DROPLET CONCENTRATION; GLOBAL MODELS; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; RADIATIVE FORCINGS; WATER-SOLUBLE ORGANIC CARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; ALBEDO; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD DROPLET; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATIVE FORCING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 78650885902     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010GL044282     Document Type: Article

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