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Hegg, D.A., Radke, L.F. and Hobbs, P.V. (1991). Measurements of Aitken nuclei and cloud condensation nuclei in the marine atmosphere and their relation to the DMS-Cloud-climate hypothesis. Journal of Geophysical Research 96: doi: 10.1029/91JD01870. issn: 0148-0227. |
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New airborne measurements provide support for the hypothesis that layers of high concentrations of Aitken nuclei near the tops of marine clouds are due to photochemical nucleation. They also reveal a significant correlation between cloud condensation nucleus (CCN) concentrations in the boundary layer and mean cloud droplet concentration in stratus clouds topping a marine boundary layer. Nonsea salt sulfate mass and the concentration of CCN active at 1% supersaturation are also significantly correlated. These results provide quantitative support for some facets of the DMS-cloud-climate hypothesis. ¿American Geophysical Union 1991 |
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Keywords
Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Aerosols and particles, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Cloud physics and chemistry, Atmospheric Composition and Structure, Troposphere—composition and chemistry, Meteorology and Atmospheric Dynamics, Polar meteorology |
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American Geophysical Union 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, D.C. 20009-1277 USA 1-202-462-6900 1-202-328-0566 service@agu.org |
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