Modeling the evolution of aerosol particles in a ship plume using PartMC-MOSAIC

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5327-5347

  Tian, J ^a   Riemer, N ^a   West, M ^a   Pfaffenberger, L ^b   Schlager, H ^c   Petzold, A ^d  

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

^b PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^c GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^d FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL FORMATION; BLACK CARBON; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COAGULATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); MARINE ATMOSPHERE; NUCLEATION; PLUME; SULFATE; SUPERSATURATION;

ATLANTIC OCEAN; BAY OF BISCAY; ENGLISH CHANNEL;

EID: 84901853838     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-5327-2014     Document Type: Article

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