Ice nuclei characteristics from M-PACE and their relation to ice formation in clouds

Anthony J. Prenni; Paul J. Demott; David C. Rogers; Sonia M. Kreidenweis; Greg M. Mcfarquhar; Gong Zhang; Michael R. Poellot

doi:10.1111/j.1600-0889.2008.00415.x

Ice nuclei characteristics from M-PACE and their relation to ice formation in clouds

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 61 (2009): Issue 2

By: Anthony J. Prenni, Paul J. Demott, David C. Rogers, Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Greg M. Mcfarquhar, Gong Zhang and Michael R. Poellot

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