New representation of water activity based on a single solute specific constant to parameterize the hygroscopic growth of aerosols in atmospheric models

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 5429-5446

  Metzger, S ^a   Steil, B ^a   Xu, L ^b   Penner, J E ^b   Lelieveld, J ^a,c,d  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c CYPRUS INSTITUTE   (Cyprus)

^d KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMATION MECHANISM; HYGROSCOPICITY; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SOLUTE; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 84863203844     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-5429-2012     Document Type: Article

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