CCN activity of size-selected aerosol at a Pacific coastal location

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 12307-12317

  Yakobi Hancock, J D ^a   Ladino, L A ^a   Bertram, A K ^b   Huffman, J A ^c   Jones, K ^d   Leaitch, W R ^d   Mason, R H ^b   Schiller, C L ^d   Toom Sauntry, D ^d   Wong, J P S ^a   Abbatt, J P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^d ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMMONIUM; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COASTAL ZONE; HYGROSCOPICITY; MARINE ATMOSPHERE; PARTICLE SIZE; SULFATE;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; PACIFIC OCEAN; VANCOUVER ISLAND;

EID: 84913556456     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-12307-2014     Document Type: Article

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