Impact of aerosol composition on cloud condensation nuclei activity

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 3783-3790

  Zhang, Q ^a   Meng, J ^a   Quan, J ^a,b   Gao, Y ^a   Zhao, D ^a   Chen, P ^a   He, H ^a  

^a Beijing Weather Modification Office   (China)

^b NATIONAL CLIMATE CENTER   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; ERROR ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUPERSATURATION;

CHINA; TIANJIN;

EID: 84860267827     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-3783-2012     Document Type: Article

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