Articles | Volume 12, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8377-2012
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-12-8377-2012
Research article
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18 Sep 2012
Research article |  | 18 Sep 2012

Are sesquiterpenes a good source of secondary organic cloud condensation nuclei (CCN)? Revisiting β-caryophyllene CCN

X. Tang, D. R. Cocker III, and A. Asa-Awuku

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Subject: Clouds and Precipitation | Research Activity: Laboratory Studies | Altitude Range: Troposphere | Science Focus: Chemistry (chemical composition and reactions)
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