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Tropical tropopause ice clouds: a dynamic approach to the mystery of low crystal numbers
P. Spichtinger
Institut für Physik der Atmosphäre, Johannes Gutenberg-Universität, Mainz, Germany
M. Krämer
Institut für Energie- und Klimaforschung (IEK-7), Forschungszentrum Jülich, Jülich, Germany
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