Persistent after-effects of heavy rain on concentrations of ice nuclei and rainfall suggest a biological cause

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 2313-2326

  Bigg, E K ^a   Soubeyrand, S ^b   Morris, C E ^c,d  

^a INRA UR546 Biostatistics and Spatial Processes ^*  (Australia)

^b INRA   (France)

^c CEMAGREF   (France)

^d MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; BACTERIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ICE CRYSTAL; NUCLEATION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAINFALL;

AUSTRALIA;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PSEUDOMONAS SYRINGAE;

EID: 84923863045     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-2313-2015     Document Type: Article

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