Chemical characteristics of ice nuclei in anvil cirrus clouds
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Chemical characteristics of ice residual nuclei in anvil cirrus clouds: evidence for homogeneous and heterogeneous ice formation C. H. Twohy and M. R. Poellot College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon, 97331-5503, USA Dept. of Atmospheric Sciences, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, 58202-9006, USA Received: 31 March 2005 – Accepted: 5 May 2005 – Published: 7 June 2005 Correspondence to: C. H. Twohy ([email protected]) © 2005 Author(s). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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