Frost flowers in the laboratory: Growth, characteristics, aerosol, and the underlying sea ice

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 116, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Roscoe, H K ^a   Brooks, B ^b   Jackson, A V ^b   Smith, M H ^b   Walker, S J ^b   Obbard, R W ^a,c   Wolff, E W ^a  

^a BRITISH ANTARCTIC SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^c DARTMOUTH COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; SEA ICE;

FIELD MEASUREMENT; FIELD OBSERVATIONS; FROST FLOWERS; IONIC COMPOSITION; SURFACE AREA; WICKING;

OCEANOGRAPHY;

AEROSOL; BLOWING SNOW; BRINE; FROST; IONIC COMPOSITION; LABORATORY METHOD; MOBILITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; SALINITY; SEA ICE; SURFACE AREA; WIND PROFILE;

EID: 79959665439     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2010JD015144     Document Type: Article

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