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Heterogeneous formation of polar stratospheric clouds – Part 1: Nucleation of nitric acid trihydrate (NAT)
C. R. Hoyle
Laboratory of Atmospheric Chemistry, Paul Scherrer Institut, Villigen, Switzerland
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
now at: Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung – Stratosphäre (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
B. P. Luo
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, 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
J.-U. Grooß
Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung – Stratosphäre (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
T. Peter
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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