Solid ammonium sulfate aerosols as ice nuclei: A pathway for cirrus cloud formation

Science

Volumn 313, Issue 5794, 2006, Pages 1770-1773

  Abbatt, J P D ^a   Benz, S ^b   Czkzo, D J ^c   Kanji, Z ^a   Lohmann, U ^c   Mohler O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^c Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CLIMATOLOGY; ICE;

CLOUD FORMATION; ICE NUCLEI;

AEROSOLS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; ICE;

AEROSOL; AMMONIUM SULFATE; CIRRUS; CLOUD PHENOMENA; ICE;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; CLOUD; FREEZING; HEATING; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 33748989826     PISSN: 00368075     EISSN: 10959203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1126/science.1129726     Document Type: Article

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