A new hyphothesis for the mechanism of ice nucleation on wetted AgI and AgI-AgCl particulate aerosols

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1723-1731

  Finnegan, William G ^a   Chai, Steven K ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ELECTRIC CHARGE; HYDRATION; IONS; NUCLEATION; SILVER COMPOUNDS; WETTING;

ELECTRIC CHARGE SEPARATION;

ICE;

AEROSOL; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; FORMATION MECHANISM; ICE CRYSTAL; KINETICS; NUCLEATION; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 0043127078     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/1520-0469(2003)060<1723:ANHFTM>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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