Detection of reactive nitrogen containing particles in the tropopause region - Evidence for a tropical nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) belt

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 8, Issue 24, 2008, Pages 7421-7430

  Voigt, C ^a   Schlager, H ^a   Roiger, A ^a   Stenke, A ^a   De Reus, M ^b   Borrmann, S ^b,c   Jensen, E ^d   Schiller, C ^e   Konopka, P ^e   Sitnikov, N ^f  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

^b JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^e FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^f CENTRAL AEROLOGICAL OBSERVATORY   (Russian Federation)

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EID: 80051986311     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-8-7421-2008     Document Type: Article

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