The impact of aerosols and gravity waves on cirrus clouds at midlatitudes

Journal of Geophysical Research D: Atmospheres

Volumn 109, Issue 12, 2004, Pages

  Haag, W ^a   Karcher B ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cirrus clouds; Gravity waves; Ice nuclei

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; GRAVITY WAVE; ICE CRYSTAL;

EID: 4444379181     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2004JD004579     Document Type: Article

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