The effect of organic compounds on the growth rate of cloud droplets in marine and forest settings

Organic matter represents an important fraction of the fine particle aerosol, yet our knowledge of the roles of organics in the activation of aerosol particles into cloud droplets is poor. A cloud condensation nucleus (CCN) counter is used to examine the relative growth rates of cloud droplets for c...

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Main Authors: N. C. Shantz, W. R. Leaitch, L. Phinney, M. Mozurkewich, D. Toom-Sauntry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2008-10-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/5869/2008/acp-8-5869-2008.pdf