Exploring the mechanisms of ice nucleation on kaolinite: From deposition nucleation to condensation freezing

Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 16-36

  Welti, André ^a   Kanji, Zamin A ^a   Lüönd F , F ^b   Stetzer, Olaf ^a   Lohmann, Ulrike ^a  

^a Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

^b Federal Office of Metrology   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cloud microphysics; Clouds; Ice crystals

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE PARTICLES; CLASSICAL NUCLEATION THEORY; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; ICE CRYSTALS; TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITIES; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WATER SATURATIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CLOUDS; DEPOSITION; KAOLINITE; NUCLEATION;

ICE;

CIRRUS; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; CONDENSATION; FREEZING; ICE CRYSTAL; KAOLINITE; NUCLEATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

EID: 84891648121     PISSN: 00224928     EISSN: 15200469     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1175/JAS-D-12-0252.1     Document Type: Article

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