Formation and growth of nucleated particles into cloud condensation nuclei: Model-measurement comparison

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 15, 2013, Pages 7645-7663

  Westervelt, D M ^a   Pierce, J R ^b   Riipinen, I ^a,c   Trivitayanurak, W ^d   Hamed, A ^e,f   Kulmala, M ^g   Laaksonen, A ^g,h   Decesari, S ⁱ   Adams, P J ^a  

^a CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Department of Highways ^*  (Thailand)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^f LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE FOR TROPOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (Germany)

^g UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^h FINNISH METEOROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Finland)

ⁱ INSTITUTE OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES AND CLIMATE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GROWTH RATE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PROBABILITY; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 84881512279     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-7645-2013     Document Type: Article

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