Heterogeneous formation of polar stratospheric clouds-Part 1: Nucleation of nitric acid trihydrate (NAT)

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 13, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 9577-9595

  Hoyle, C R ^a,b   Engel, I ^b,e   Luo, B P ^b   Pitts, M C ^c   Poole, L R ^d   Grooss J U ^e   Peter, T ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d SCIENCE SYSTEMS AND APPLICATIONS INC   (United States)

^e FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; LIDAR; MODEL VALIDATION; NITRIC ACID; NUCLEATION; POLAR STRATOSPHERIC CLOUD; SATELLITE DATA; STRATOSPHERE;

ARCTIC;

EID: 84884223049     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-13-9577-2013     Document Type: Article

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