Abstract
Several mechanisms for the production of polar stratospheric cloud (PSC) particles are investigated using the classical theories of nucleation and freezing and the multicomponent condensation theory. We conclude that the most likely route to type 1 PSC particles is via condensational growth of ternary solution droplets followed by rapid freezing to NAT, SAT, and water ice at temperatures near the ice frost point. The particles formed are then stable and can reduce nitric acid vapor pressures to the saturation vapor pressure over NAT at all temperatures below the NAT point. -from Authors
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Geophysical Research |
| Volume | 100 |
| Issue number | D6 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 1995 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Geophysics
- Oceanography
- Forestry
- Aquatic Science
- Ecology
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Water Science and Technology
- Soil Science
- Geochemistry and Petrology
- Earth-Surface Processes
- Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
- Polymers and Plastics
- Atmospheric Science
- Earth and Planetary Sciences (miscellaneous)
- Space and Planetary Science
- Materials Chemistry
- Palaeontology