Shape and size of contrails ice particles

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1327-1330

  Goodman, J ^a   Pueschel, R F ^b   Jensen, E J ^b   Verma, S ^c   Ferry, G V ^b   Howard, S D ^d   Kinne, S A ^e   Baumgardner, D ^f  

^a SAN JOSE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c TMA/Norcal   (United States)

^d Symtech Corporation   (United States)

^e Bay Area Environmental Institute   (United States)

^f NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; EXHAUST GASES; ICE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT;

CONTRAILS ICE PARTICLES;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

CONTRAIL; ICE CRYSTALS;

KANSAS; USA;

EID: 0032075861     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03091     Document Type: Article

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