Electron microscope analysis of residual particles from aircraft contrails

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 25, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 1359-1362

  Twohy, Cynthia H ^a   Gandrud, Brace W ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CONDENSATION; CRYSTALS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXHAUST GASES; ICE; RESEARCH AIRCRAFT;

AIRCRAFT CONTRAILS;

ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION;

AIRCRAFT; CONTRAIL; MICROSCOPE ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032075916     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/97GL03162     Document Type: Article

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