An analytical solution to calculate bulk mole fractions for any number of components in aerosol droplets after considering partitioning to a surface layer

Geoscientific Model Development

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 635-642

  Topping, D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; DROPLET; SURFACE LAYER; SURFACE TENSION;

EID: 79952776381     PISSN: 1991959X     EISSN: 19919603     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/gmd-3-635-2010     Document Type: Article

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