The accommodation coefficient of water molecules on ice -cirrus cloud studies at the AIDA simulation chamber

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 4451-4466

  Skrotzki, J ^a   Connolly, P ^b   Schnaiter, M ^a   Saathoff, H ^a   Mohler O ^a   Wagner, R ^a   Niemand, M ^a   Ebert, V ^c,d   Leisner, T ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c PHYSIKALISCH TECHNISCHE BUNDESANSTALT   (Germany)

^d DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIRRUS; CLIMATE MODELING; ICE COVER; ICE CRYSTAL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRECIPITATION QUALITY; RADIATION BUDGET; SUPERSATURATION; TEMPERATURE; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84876951466     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-4451-2013     Document Type: Article

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