Cloud droplet activation mechanisms of amino acid aerosol particles: insight from molecular dynamics simulations

Xin Li; Thomas Hede; Yaoquan Tu; Caroline Leck; Hans Ågren

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.20476

Cloud droplet activation mechanisms of amino acid aerosol particles: insight from molecular dynamics simulations

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 65 (2013): Issue 1

By: Xin Li, Thomas Hede, Yaoquan Tu, Caroline Leck and Hans Ågren

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v65i0.20476 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Jan 22, 2013

Accepted on: May 30, 2013

Published on: Jan 1, 2013

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