The nucleation and growth of ice particles in the upper mesosphere

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1285-1291

  Reid, George C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ICE NUCLEATION; ICE PARTICLE GROWTH; MESOSPHERE;

EID: 0031422932     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0273-1177(97)00788-6     Document Type: Article

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