Cloud condensation nuclei as a modulator of ice processes in Arctic mixed-phase clouds

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 15, 2011, Pages 8003-8015

  Lance, S ^a,b   Shupe, M D ^a,b   Feingold, G ^a   Brock, C A ^a   Cozic, J ^a,b   Holloway, J S ^a,b   Moore, R H ^c   Nenes, A ^c,d   Schwarz, J P ^a,b   Spackman, J R ^a,b   Froyd, K D ^a,b   Murphy, D M ^a   Brioude, J ^a,b   Cooper, O R ^a,b   Stohl, A ^e   Burkhart, J F ^e,f  

^a EARTH SYSTEM RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^d GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD DROPLET; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRACE GAS;

EID: 80051631900     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-8003-2011     Document Type: Article

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