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Heterogeneous formation of polar stratospheric clouds – Part 2: Nucleation of ice on synoptic scales
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
now at: Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung – Stratosphäre (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
B. P. Luo
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
M. C. Pitts
NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, Virginia 23681, USA
L. R. Poole
Science Systems and Applications, Incorporated, Hampton, Virginia 23666, USA
C. R. Hoyle
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institute, 5232 Villigen, Switzerland
J.-U. Grooß
Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung – Stratosphäre (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, 52425 Jülich, Germany
A. Dörnbrack
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, DLR Oberpfaffenhofen, 82230 Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
T. Peter
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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