A comprehensive parameterization of heterogeneous ice nucleation of dust surrogate: Laboratory study with hematite particles and its application to atmospheric models

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 14, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 13145-13158

  Hiranuma, N ^a   Paukert, M ^a   Steinke, I ^a   Zhang, K ^b   Kulkarni, G ^b   Hoose, C ^a   Schnaiter, M ^a   Saathoff, H ^a   Mohler O ^a  

^a KARLSRUHE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; CIRRUS; DUST; HEMATITE; LABORATORY METHOD; NUCLEATION; PARAMETERIZATION; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

EID: 84916626673     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-14-13145-2014     Document Type: Article

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