CCN closure study: Effects of aerosol chemical composition andmixing state

Journal of Geophysical Research

Volumn 120, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 766-783

  Bhattu, Deepika ^a   Tripathi, S N ^a,b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; CARBON; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLIMATE PREDICTION; CLOSURE; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; HYGROSCOPICITY; MIXING; OXYGEN; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

INDIA; KANPUR; UTTAR PRADESH;

EID: 84923183581     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21562202     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/2014JD021978     Document Type: Article

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