The role of sodium bicarbonate in the nucleation of noctilucent clouds

It is proposed that a component of meteoric smoke, sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO<sub>3</sub>), provides particularly effective condensation nuclei for noctilucent clouds. This assertion is based on three conditions being met. The first is that NaHCO<sub>3</sub> is present at...

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Main Author: J. M. C. Plane
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2000-07-01
Series:Annales Geophysicae
Online Access:https://www.ann-geophys.net/18/807/2000/angeo-18-807-2000.pdf