Cloud-resolving simulations of mercury scavenging and deposition in thunderstorms

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 10143-10157

  Nair, U S ^a   Wu, Y ^b   Holmes, C D ^c   Ter Schure, A ^d   Kallos, G ^e   Walters, J T ^f  

^a University of Alabama in Huntsville   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d ELECTRIC POWER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^f Southen Company Services   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONVECTIVE CLOUD; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MERCURY (ELEMENT); RADIOSONDE; RAINFALL; SCAVENGING (CHEMISTRY); STRATIFORM CLOUD; THUNDERSTORM; WET DEPOSITION;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84885794693     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-10143-2013     Document Type: Article

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