Cloud-scale ice-supersaturated regions spatially correlate with high water vapor heterogeneities
Cirrus clouds have large yet uncertain impacts on Earth's climate. Ice supersaturation (ISS) – where the relative humidity with respect to ice (RHi) is greater than 100% – is the prerequisite condition of ice nucleation. Here we use 1 Hz (~230 m) in situ, aircraft-based observations from 87° N...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2014-03-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/14/2639/2014/acp-14-2639-2014.pdf |