Clouds in planetary atmospheres: A useful application of the Clausius-Clapeyron equation

American Journal of Physics

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 767-774

  Sánchez Lavega, Agustín ^a   Pérez Hoyos, Santiago ^a   Hueso, Ricardo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

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EID: 2642532572     PISSN: 00029505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1119/1.1645279     Document Type: Article

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