Ice nucleation behavior of biomass combustion particles at cirrus temperatures

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 114, Issue 16, 2009, Pages

  DeMott, Paul J ^a   Petters, Markus D ^a   Prenni, Anthony J ^a   Carrico, Christian M ^a   Kreidenweis, Sonia M ^a   Collett Jr , Jeffrey L ^a   Moosmüller, Hans ^b  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS; CLOUDS; COMBUSTION; FREEZING; ICE; MOISTURE; NUCLEATION; SMOKE; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

AEROSOL PHASE; BIOMASS COMBUSTION; BIOMASS PARTICLE; CONTINUOUS FLOWS; CONTROLLED LABORATORIES; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; HAZE PARTICLES; HETEROGENEOUS FREEZING; ICE FORMATIONS; ICE NUCLEATION; LOW TEMPERATURES; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; ONSET CONDITION; ORGANIC MOLECULES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SMOKE PARTICLES; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; TROPOSPHERIC CLOUDS; TROPOSPHERIC TEMPERATURE; WATER ACTIVITY; WATER SATURATIONS; WATER UPTAKE;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY;

BIOMASS; FREEZING; HYGROSCOPICITY; TROPOSPHERE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLCANIC CLOUD;

EID: 71949126009     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012036     Document Type: Article

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