Representing time-dependent freezing behaviour in immersion mode ice nucleation

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 16, 2014, Pages 8501-8520

  Herbert, R J ^a   Murray, B J ^a   Whale, T F ^a   Dobbie, S J ^a   Atkinson, J D ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; COOLING; FREEZING; ICE CRYSTAL; TIME DEPENDENT BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84906535090     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-8501-2014     Document Type: Article

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