Cloud droplet activation of polymerized organic aerosol

Markus D. Petters; Sonia M. Kreidenweis; Jefferson R. Snider; Kirsten A. Koehler; Qiang Wang; Anthony J. Prenni; Paul J. Demott

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2006.00181.x

Cloud droplet activation of polymerized organic aerosol

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 58 (2006): Issue 3

By: Markus D. Petters, Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Jefferson R. Snider, Kirsten A. Koehler, Qiang Wang, Anthony J. Prenni and Paul J. Demott

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