High concentrations of biological aerosol particles and ice nuclei during and after rain

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 6151-6164

  Huffman, J A ^a,b   Prenni, A J ^c   Demott, P J ^c   Pohlker C ^b   Mason, R H ^d   Robinson, N H ^e   Frohlich Nowoisky J ^b   Tobo, Y ^c   Despres V R ^f   Garcia, E ^c   Gochis, D J ^g   Harris, E ^b   Muller Germann I ^b   Ruzene, C ^b   Schmer, B ^b   Sinha, B ^b,h   Day, D A ⁱ   Andreae, M O ^b   Jimenez, J L ⁱ   Gallagher, M ^e   Kreidenweis, S M ^c   Bertram, A K ^d   Poschl U ^b   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^c Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^f JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^h INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MOHALI   (India)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AEROSOL PROPERTY; BACTERIUM; FOREST ECOSYSTEM; FUNGUS; PARTICLE SIZE; RAINFALL;

NORTH AMERICA;

ACREMONIUM IMPLICATUM; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; FUNGI; FUSARIUM SPOROTRICHIOIDES; ISARIA; PSEUDOMONADACEAE; PSEUDOMONAS SP.; UREDINALES;

EID: 84879979477     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-6151-2013     Document Type: Article

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