Evidence of nitric acid uptake in warm cirrus anvil clouds during the NASA TC4 campaign

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 11, 2010, Pages

  Scheuer, Eric ^a   Dibb, Jack E ^a   Twohy, Cynthia ^b   Rogers, David C ^c   Heymsfield, Andrew J ^d   Bansemer, Aaron ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; ICE; NASA; NITRIC ACID; TOOLS; TROPOSPHERE; WATER CONTENT;

AIRBORNE MEASUREMENTS; CIRRUS CLOUDS; CIRRUS PARTICLES; FULLY COMPATIBLE; GASPHASE; ICE SURFACES; ICE WATER CONTENT; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; LABORATORY STUDIES; MIXING RATIOS; REMOVAL MECHANISM; SEDIMENTING; SURFACE AREA; THIN LAYERS; UPPER LIMITS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

CLOUDS;

ADSORPTION; AIRBORNE SURVEY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CIRRUS; EVAPORATION; IN SITU MEASUREMENT; NITRIC ACID; NITROGEN OXIDES; TROPOSPHERE; WARMING;

EID: 77953779296     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012716     Document Type: Article

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