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In this paper we consider microphysical processes which affect the formation of sulfate particles and their size distribution in a dispersing cloud. A model for the dispersiorl of the Mt. Pinatubo volcanic cloud is described. We then consider a single point in the dispersing cloud and study the effects of nucleation, condensation and coagulation on the time evolution of the particle size distribution at that point.
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Hamill, P., Houben, H., Young, R., Turco, R., Zhao, J. (1996). Microphysical Processes Affecting the Pinatubo Volcanic Plume. In: Fiocco, G., Fuà, D., Visconti, G. (eds) The Mount Pinatubo Eruption. NATO ASI Series, vol 42. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-61173-5_6
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