Heterogeneous freezing of water droplets containing kaolinite particles

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4191-4207

  Murray, B J ^a   Broadley, S L ^a   Wilson, T W ^a   Atkinson, J D ^a   Wills, R H ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; DROPLET; FREEZING; ICE; KAOLINITE; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; STOCHASTICITY; SUPERCOOLING;

EID: 79955920251     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-11-4191-2011     Document Type: Article

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