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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