Variability of ice supersaturated regions at flight altitudes: evaluation of ERA5 reanalysis using IAGOS in situ measurements

Hildebrandt, Katarina Grubbe; Castino, Federica; Meijer, Vincent; Yin, Feijia

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Variability of ice supersaturated regions at flight altitudes: evaluation of ERA5 reanalysis using IAGOS in situ measurements

Katarina Grubbe Hildebrandt, Federica Castino, Vincent Meijer, and Feijia Yin

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