Impact of heterogeneous ice nuclei on homogeneous freezing events in cirrus clouds

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 115, Issue 14, 2010, Pages

  Spichtinger, P ^a   Cziczo, D J ^a,b  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CLOUDS; FREEZING; NUCLEATION;

BOX MODELS; CIRRUS CLOUDS; CLOUD PROPERTIES; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; HETEROGENEOUS NUCLEATION; HOMOGENEOUS NUCLEATION; ICE CRYSTALS; ICE NUCLEI; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; NUMBER DENSITY; PARAMETERIZATIONS; UPPER TROPOSPHERE;

ICE;

AEROSOL PROPERTY; CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; FREEZING; ICE CRYSTAL; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; THRESHOLD; TROPOSPHERE; UPPER ATMOSPHERE;

EID: 77955368941     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2009JD012168     Document Type: Article

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