Enhancement of contact nucleation by scavenging of charged aerosol particles

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 62, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 57-70

  Tripathi, Sachchida N ^a   Harrison, R Giles ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosol electrification; Atmospheric electricity; Contact nuclei; Electrofreezing; Ice nucleation

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC ELECTRICITY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ELECTRIFICATION; FREEZING; NUCLEATION;

EID: 0036266943     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-8095(02)00020-0     Document Type: Article

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