Articles | Volume 14, issue 11
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-5529-2014
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-14-5529-2014
Research article
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04 Jun 2014
Research article |  | 04 Jun 2014

Kaolinite particles as ice nuclei: learning from the use of different kaolinite samples and different coatings

H. Wex, P. J. DeMott, Y. Tobo, S. Hartmann, M. Rösch, T. Clauss, L. Tomsche, D. Niedermeier, and F. Stratmann

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