Ice supersaturations and cirrus cloud crystal numbers

Upper tropospheric observations outside and inside of cirrus clouds indicate water vapour mixing ratios sometimes exceeding water saturation. Relative humidities over ice (RH<sub>ice</sub>) of up to and more than 200% have been reported from aircraft and balloon measureme...

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Main Authors: M. Krämer, C. Schiller, A. Afchine, R. Bauer, I. Gensch, A. Mangold, S. Schlicht, N. Spelten, N. Sitnikov, S. Borrmann, M. de Reus, P. Spichtinger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2009-06-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/9/3505/2009/acp-9-3505-2009.pdf