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| pubmed:issue |
5657
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
2004-1-23
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| pubmed:abstractText |
In situ measurements of the relative humidity with respect to ice (RHi) and of nitric acid (HNO3) were made in both natural and contrail cirrus clouds in the upper troposphere. At temperatures lower than 202 kelvin, RHi values show a sharp increase to average values of over 130% in both cloud types. These enhanced RHi values are attributed to the presence of a new class of HNO3-containing ice particles (Delta-ice). We propose that surface HNO3 molecules prevent the ice/vapor system from reaching equilibrium by a mechanism similar to that of freezing point depression by antifreeze proteins. Delta-ice represents a new link between global climate and natural and anthropogenic nitrogen oxide emissions. Including Delta-ice in climate models will alter simulated cirrus properties and the distribution of upper tropospheric water vapor.
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| pubmed:commentsCorrections | |
| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:status |
PubMed-not-MEDLINE
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| pubmed:month |
Jan
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| pubmed:issn |
1095-9203
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| pubmed:author |
pubmed-author:BaumgardnerD GDG,
pubmed-author:BuiP TPT,
pubmed-author:FaheyD WDW,
pubmed-author:GarrettT JTJ,
pubmed-author:HermanR LRL,
pubmed-author:HeymsfieldA JAJ,
pubmed-author:HudsonP KPK,
pubmed-author:KärcherBB,
pubmed-author:LauE KEK,
pubmed-author:MarcyT PTP,
pubmed-author:PeterThT,
pubmed-author:PopeP APA,
pubmed-author:RidleyB ABA,
pubmed-author:RosenlofK HKH,
pubmed-author:ThompsonT LTL,
pubmed-author:TolbertM AMA,
pubmed-author:ToonO BOB,
pubmed-author:WeinheimerA JAJ,
pubmed-author:WeinstockE MEM,
pubmed-author:WofsyS CSC
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| pubmed:issnType |
Electronic
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| pubmed:day |
23
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| pubmed:volume |
303
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
516-20
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2007-3-19
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| pubmed:year |
2004
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Evidence that nitric acid increases relative humidity in low-temperature cirrus clouds.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Aeronomy Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Boulder, CO 80305, USA. rgao@al.noaa.gov
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article
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