Laboratory investigation of Martian water ice cloud formation using dust aerosol simulants

Journal of Geophysical Research: Planets

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 14-25

  Ladino, L A ^a   Abbatt, J P D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

ice nucleation; Martian atmosphere; water ice clouds

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; CLOUD; DUST; ICE; LABORATORY METHOD; LOW TEMPERATURE; MARS; MARTIAN ATMOSPHERE; NUCLEATION;

EID: 84880109274     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: 21699100     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JE004238     Document Type: Article

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