Aitken nuclei
Aitken nuclei
[¦āt·kən ′nü·klē‚ī] (meteorology)
The microscopic particles in the atmosphere which serve as condensation nuclei for droplet growth during the rapid adiabatic expansion produced by an Aitken dust counter.
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