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06 Nov 2012
Research article |
| 06 Nov 2012
Mixing state and compositional effects on CCN activity and droplet growth kinetics of size-resolved CCN in an urban environment
L. T. Padró
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
present address: Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Tufts University, Medford, MA, USA
R. H. Moore
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
X. Zhang
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
N. Rastogi
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
present address: Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad, India
R. J. Weber
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
A. Nenes
School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA
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