Gas phase acetic acid and its qualitative effects on snow crystal morphology and the quasi-liquid layer

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 9, Issue 20, 2009, Pages 7679-7690

  Knepp, T N ^a   Renkens, T L ^a   Shepson, P B ^a,b,c  

^a PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CRYSTAL PROPERTY; GAS PHASE REACTION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SNOW; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 77950424314     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-9-7679-2009     Document Type: Article

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