Estimation of cloud condensation nuclei concentration from aerosol optical quantities: Influential factors and uncertainties

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 471-483

  Liu, Jianjun ^a,b   Li, Zhanqing ^a,b  

^a BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Bldg 142   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; ALBEDO; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYGROSCOPICITY; OBSERVATIONAL METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

EID: 84892615220     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-471-2014     Document Type: Article

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