Cluster ions and ice particle nucleation: Positive feedback at the summer mesospause

Geophysical Research Letters

Volumn 29, Issue 16, 2002, Pages 29-1-29-4

  Gumbel, Jörg ^a,b   Witt, Georg ^c  

^a University of Space Research Association   (United States)

^b NAVAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CONDENSATION; D REGION; ELECTRONS; IONS; NUCLEATION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHOES (PMSE);

ICE;

FEEDBACK MECHANISM; ICE CRYSTAL; IONOSPHERE; NUCLEATION; POLAR MESOSPHERE SUMMER ECHO; SUMMER;

EID: 0037104915     PISSN: 00948276     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2002gl015146     Document Type: Article

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