Heterogeneous formation of polar stratospheric clouds – Part 2: Nucleation of ice on synoptic scales

This paper provides compelling evidence for the importance of heterogeneous nucleation, likely on solid particles of meteoritic origin, and of small-scale temperature fluctuations, for the formation of ice particles in the Arctic stratosphere. During January 2010, ice PSCs (polar stratospheric cloud...

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Main Authors: I. Engel, B. P. Luo, M. C. Pitts, L. R. Poole, C. R. Hoyle, J.-U. Grooß, A. Dörnbrack, T. Peter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2013-11-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/13/10769/2013/acp-13-10769-2013.pdf