Chemical characterization of individual particles and residuals of cloud droplets and ice crystals collected on board research aircraft in the ISDAC 2008 study

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 118, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 6564-6579

  Hiranuma, N ^a,b   Brooks, S D ^a   Moffet, R C ^c,d   Glen, A ^a   Laskin, A ^e   Gilles, M K ^c   Liu, P ^f   MacDonald, A M ^f   Strapp, J W ^f   McFarquhar, G M ^g  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC   (United States)

^e PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^f ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

aerosol; cloud nuclei; mixed phase; residuals; STXM

Indexed keywords

CARBONATES; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DROPS; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPY; X RAYS;

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; COMPUTER CONTROLLED SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MIXED PHASE; NEAR EDGE X-RAY ABSORPTION FINE STRUCTURE SPECTROSCOPIES; ORGANIC CARBON COMPOUNDS; RESIDUALS; SCANNING TRANSMISSION X RAY MICROSCOPY; STXM;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; BLACK CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLOUD DROPLET; EPISODIC EVENT; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; ICE CRYSTAL; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; SEA SALT;

ALASKA; BARROW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84880888422     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21698996     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jgrd.50484     Document Type: Article

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