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Do atmospheric aerosols form glasses?

Description : A new process is presented by which water soluble organics might influence ice nucleation, ice growth, chemical reactions and water uptake of aerosols in the upper troposphere: the formation of glassy aerosol particles. Glasses are disordered amorphous (non-crystalline) solids that form when a liqui...
Language(s) : English
Subject(s) : ddc:540
Publisher(s) : COPERNICUS PUBLICATIONS
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Source(s) : ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS , 8 (17) , 5221 - 5244
Publication Date(s) : 2008-01-01