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On the growth of nitric and sulfuric acid aerosol particles under stratospheric conditionsA theory for the formation of frozen aerosol particles in the Antarctic stratosphere was developed and applied to the formation of polar stratospheric clouds. The theory suggests that the condensed ice particles are composed primarily of nitric acid and water, with small admixtures of sulfuric and hydrochloric acids in solid solution. The proposed particle formation mechanism is in agreement with the magnitude and seasonal behavior of the optical extinction observed in the winter polar stratosphere.
Document ID
19890033804
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
Authors
Hamill, Patrick
(San Jose State University CA, United States)
Turco, R. P.
(R & D Associates Marina del Rey, CA, United States)
Toon, O. B.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1988
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry
Volume: 7
ISSN: 0167-7764
Subject Category
Geophysics
Accession Number
89A21175
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-4160
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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