Ubiquitous nature of ambient metastable aerosol

Ubiquitous nature of ambient metastable aerosol

Aqueous droplets are larger than their dry counterparts and generally scatter more light. The potential for atmospheric aerosol particles to exist as metastable aqueous droplets instead of in a crystalline solid phase was examined in a recent study.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1989-02, Vol.337 (6207), p.537-539
Hauptverfasser: Rood, M. J, Shaw, M. A, Larson, T. V, Covert, D. S
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Aerosols
Air pollution
Atmosphere
Earth, ocean, space
Exact sciences and technology
External geophysics
Gases
Meteorology
Particles and aerosols
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Zusammenfassung:Aqueous droplets are larger than their dry counterparts and generally scatter more light. The potential for atmospheric aerosol particles to exist as metastable aqueous droplets instead of in a crystalline solid phase was examined in a recent study.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/337537a0