Ice condensation on sulfuric acid tetrahydrate: Implications for polar stratospheric ice clouds
The mechanism of ice nucleation to form Type 2 PSCs is important for controlling the ice here particle size and hence the possible dehydration in the polar winter stratosphere.This paper probes heterogeneous ice nucleation on sulfuric acid tetrahydrate (SAT).Laboratory experiments were performed using a thin-film, high-vacuum apparatus in which the