Hygroscopic growth and droplet activation of soot particles: Uncoated, succinic or sulfuric acid coated

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 4525-4537

  Henning, S ^a   Ziese, M ^a,e   Kiselev, A ^a,b   Saathoff, H ^b   Mohler O ^b   Mentel, T F ^c   Buchholz, A ^c   Spindler, C ^c   Michaud, V ^d   Monier, M ^d   Sellegri, K ^d   Stratmann, F ^a  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITÉ BLAISE PASCAL   (France)

^e DEUTSCHER WETTERDIENST   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; DROPLET; HYGROSCOPICITY; ORGANIC CARBON; PAH; SOOT; SULFURIC ACID;

EID: 84861555046     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-4525-2012     Document Type: Article

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