Particle surface area dependence of mineral dust in immersion freezing mode: Investigations with freely suspended drops in an acoustic levitator and a vertical wind tunnel

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 22, 2014, Pages 12343-12355

  Diehl, K ^a   Debertshauser M ^a   Eppers, O ^a   Schmithusen H ^a   Mitra, S K ^a   Borrmann, S ^b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; COOLING; DUST; FREEZING; ILLITE; MONTMORILLONITE; NUCLEATION; STOCHASTICITY; VERTICAL DISTRIBUTION; WIND TUNNEL;

EID: 84913558262     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-12343-2014     Document Type: Article

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