Aircraft measurements of single particle size and composition reveal aerosol size and mixing state dictate their activation into cloud droplets
Georges Saliba, David M. Bell, Kaitlyn J. Suski, Jerome D. Fast, Dan Imre, Gourihar Kulkarni, Fan Mei, Johannes Mülmenstädt, Mikhail Pekour, John E. Shilling, Jason Tomlinson, Adam Varble, Jian Wang, Joel A. Thornton, Alla Zelenyuk
Abstract
Activated cloud droplet fraction versus the below-cloud aerosol hygroscopicity for spring and summer campaigns.
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AerosolParticle sizeCloud computingMixing (physics)Particle (ecology)Environmental scienceMeteorologyMaterials scienceAtmospheric sciencesMechanicsChemical engineeringPhysicsGeologyComputer scienceEngineeringOperating systemQuantum mechanicsOceanographyAtmospheric aerosols and cloudsAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsAir Quality and Health Impacts