Atmospheric ice nuclei at the high-altitude observatory Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

Franz Conen; Sergio Rodríguez; Christoph Hü Glin; Stephan Henne; Erik Herrmann; Nicolas Bukowiecki; Christine Alewell

doi:10.3402/tellusb.v67.25014

Atmospheric ice nuclei at the high-altitude observatory Jungfraujoch, Switzerland

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 67 (2015): Issue 1

By: Franz Conen, Sergio Rodríguez, Christoph Hü Glin, Stephan Henne, Erik Herrmann, Nicolas Bukowiecki and Christine Alewell

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3402/tellusb.v67.25014 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

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Submitted on: May 23, 2014

Accepted on: Jan 5, 2015

Published on: Jan 1, 2015

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