The roles of dynamical variability and aerosols in cirrus cloud formation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 823-838

  Karcher B ^a   Strom J ^b  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 2642584560     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-3-823-2003     Document Type: Article

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