The size-dependent charge fraction of sub-3-nm particles as a key diagnostic of competitive nucleation mechanisms under atmospheric conditions

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 9451-9463

  Yu, F ^a   Turco, R P ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BOREAL FOREST; CLIMATE VARIATION; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREDICTION;

EID: 80052884527     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-9451-2011     Document Type: Article

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