Boundary layer new particle formation over East Antarctic sea ice - Possible Hg-driven nucleation?

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 23, 2015, Pages 13339-13364

  Humphries, R S ^a,d   Schofield, R ^b,c   Keywood, M D ^d   Ward, J ^d   Pierce, J R ^e   Gionfriddo, C M ^b   Tate, M T ^f   Krabbenhoft, D P ^f   Galbally, I E ^d   Molloy, S B ^d   Klekociuk, A R ^g   Johnston, P V ^h   Kreher, K ^h,k   Thomas, A J ^h   Robinson, A D ⁱ   Harris, N R P ⁱ   Johnson, R ^j   Wilson, S R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^d CSIRO   (Australia)

^e Department of Mechanical Engineering   (United States)

^f United States Geological Survey   (United States)

^g AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC DIVISION   (Australia)

^h NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF WATER AND ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (New Zealand)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^j UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^k BODEKER SCIENTIFIC   (New Zealand)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY LAYER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ICE BREAKER; MERCURY (ELEMENT); NORTHERN HEMISPHERE; NUCLEATION; PACK ICE; SEA ICE;

ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; ANTARCTICA; EAST ANTARCTIC ICE SHEET; EAST ANTARCTICA;

EID: 84945220452     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-13339-2015     Document Type: Article

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