The origins of ice crystals measured in mixed-phase clouds at the high-alpine site Jungfraujoch

Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Volumn 15, Issue 22, 2015, Pages 12953-12969

  Lloyd, G ^a   Choularton, T W ^a   Bower, K N ^a   Gallagher, M W ^a   Connolly, P J ^a   Flynn, M ^a   Farrington, R ^a   Crosier, J ^a,b   Schlenczek, O ^c,d   Fugal, J ^c,d   Henneberger, J ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^c MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^d JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e Land Climate Dynamics Group   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; ALPINE ENVIRONMENT; CLOUD MICROPHYSICS; HOAR FROST; ICE; ICE CRYSTAL; NUCLEATION;

BERN [SWITZERLAND]; BERNESE ALPS; CENTRAL ALPS; JUNGFRAUJOCH; SCHILTHORN; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84938670721     PISSN: 16807316     EISSN: 16807324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5194/acp-15-12953-2015     Document Type: Article

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