Movement of Bioaerosols in the Atmosphere and the Consequences for Climate and Microbial Evolution

Aerosol Science: Technology and Applications

Volumn 9781119977926, Issue , 2014, Pages 393-415

  Morris, Cindy E ^a   Leyronas, Christel ^a   Nicot, Philippe C ^a  

^a INRA   (France)

Author keywords

Flux density; Ice nucleation activity; Long distance dispersal; Plant pathogens; Troposphere

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ANTENNAS; ECOSYSTEMS; HISTORIC PRESERVATION; LAND USE;

BIOAEROSOLS; FLUX DENSITIES; HUMAN HEALTH; ICE NUCLEATION; ICE NUCLEATION ACTIVITY; LONG-DISTANCE DISPERSALS; LONG-DISTANCE TRANSPORT; MICROBIAL EVOLUTION; NUCLEATION ACTIVITY; PLANT PATHOGEN;

MICROORGANISMS;

EID: 84891661028     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781118682555.ch16     Document Type: Chapter

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