Thermodynamics of homogeneous nucleation of ice particles in the polar summer mesosphere

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 965-971

  Zasetsky, A Y ^a   Petelina, S V ^b,c   Svishchev, I M ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HOMOGENEITY; MESOSPHERE; NUCLEATION; PARTICLE SIZE; THERMODYNAMICS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 67650534885     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-965-2009     Document Type: Article

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