On the submicron aerosol distributions and CCN number concentrations in and around the Korean Peninsula

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 8763-8779

  Kim, J H ^a,b   Yum, S S ^a   Shim, S ^a   Kim, W J ^a   Park, M ^a   Kim, M H ^b   Yoon, S C ^b  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); OUTFLOW; PARTICLE SIZE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUPERSATURATION;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84906690871     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-8763-2014     Document Type: Article

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