Homogeneous freezing of single sulfuric and nitric acid solution drops levitated in an acoustic trap

Atmospheric Research

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 356-361

  Diehl, Karoline ^a   Ettner Mahl, Matthias ^a   Hannemann, Anke ^a   Mitra, Subir K ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Homogeneous freezing; Nitric acid; Solution drops; Sulfuric acid

Indexed keywords

ACID CONCENTRATIONS; COOLING CYCLE; ELECTRICAL CHARGES; EQUILIBRIUM MELTING POINT; FREEZING PROCESS; FREEZING TEMPERATURES; GENERAL TRENDS; HOMOGENEOUS FREEZING; ICE NUCLEATION; LIQUID SOLUTION; NITRIC ACID SOLUTIONS; STRATOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE;

ACIDS; ACOUSTICS; DROPS; FREEZING; MELTING POINT; NITRIC ACID; SUPERCOOLING; VIDEO CAMERAS;

SULFURIC ACID;

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DROPLET; FREEZING; MELTING; NITRIC ACID; STRATOSPHERE; SULFURIC ACID; TROPOSPHERE;

EID: 68949159837     PISSN: 01698095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosres.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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