BVOC-aerosol-climate interactions in the global aerosol-climate model ECHAM5.5-HAM2

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 12, Issue 21, 2012, Pages 10077-10096

  Makkonen, R ^a,f   Asmi, A ^a   Kerminen, V M ^a,b   Boy, M ^a   Arneth, A ^c,d   Guenther, A ^e   Kulmala, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^e NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR TEMPERATURE; CLIMATE MODELING; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); NUCLEATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; RADIATIVE FORCING; SHORTWAVE RADIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 84868697420     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-12-10077-2012     Document Type: Article

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