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A thermodynamic model of mixed organic-inorganic aerosols to predict activity coefficients by Zuend, A., Marcolli, C., Luo, B. P., Peter, T.

“…Tropospheric aerosols contain mixtures of inorganic salts, acids, water, and a large variety of organic compounds. Interactions between these substances in…”
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Viscous organic aerosol particles in the upper troposphere: diffusivity-controlled water uptake and ice nucleation? by Lienhard, D. M, Huisman, A. J, Krieger, U. K, Rudich, Y, Marcolli, C, Luo, B. P, Bones, D. L, Reid, J. P, Lambe, A. T, Canagaratna, M. R, Davidovits, P, Onasch, T. B, Worsnop, D. R, Steimer, S. S, Koop, T, Peter, T

“…New measurements of water diffusion in secondary organic aerosol (SOA) material produced by oxidation of α-pinene and in a number of organic/inorganic model…”
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A perturbed parameter model ensemble to investigate Mt. Pinatubo's 1991 initial sulfur mass emission by Sheng, J.-X, Weisenstein, D. K, Luo, B.-P, Rozanov, E, Arfeuille, F, Peter, T

“…We have performed more than 300 atmospheric simulations of the 1991 Pinatubo eruption using the AER 2-D sulfate aerosol model to optimize the initial sulfur…”
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Modeling the stratospheric warming following the Mt. Pinatubo eruption: uncertainties in aerosol extinctions by Arfeuille, F, Luo, B. P, Heckendorn, P, Weisenstein, D, Sheng, J. X, Rozanov, E, Schraner, M, Brönnimann, S, Thomason, L. W, Peter, T

“…In terms of atmospheric impact, the volcanic eruption of Mt. Pinatubo (1991) is the best characterized large eruption on record. We investigate here the…”
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Measurements of the timescales for the mass transfer of water in glassy aerosol at low relative humidity and ambient temperature by Tong, H.-J., Reid, J. P., Bones, D. L., Luo, B. P., Krieger, U. K.

“…The influence of glassy states and highly viscous solution phases on the timescale of aerosol particle equilibration with water vapour is examined. In…”
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Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation Rate Coefficient of Water Droplets Coated by a Nonadecanol Monolayer by Zobrist, B, Koop, T, Luo, B. P, Marcolli, C, Peter, T

“…The heterogeneous ice nucleation rate coefficient (j het) of water droplets coated with a monolayer of 1-nonadecanol was determined from multiple…”
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Heterogeneous formation of polar stratospheric clouds – Part 1: Nucleation of nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) by Hoyle, C. R, Engel, I, Luo, B. P, Pitts, M. C, Poole, L. R, Grooß, J.-U, Peter, T

“…Satellite-based observations during the Arctic winter of 2009/2010 provide firm evidence that, in contrast to the current understanding, the nucleation of…”
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Nitric acid trihydrate nucleation and denitrification in the Arctic stratosphere by Grooß, J.-U, Engel, I, Borrmann, S, Frey, W, Günther, G, Hoyle, C. R, Kivi, R, Luo, B. P, Molleker, S, Peter, T, Pitts, M. C, Schlager, H, Stiller, G, Vömel, H, Walker, K. A, Müller, R

“…Nitric acid trihydrate (NAT) particles in the polar stratosphere have been shown to be responsible for vertical redistribution of reactive nitrogen (NOy)…”
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SAGE II measurements of stratospheric aerosol properties at non-volcanic levels by Thomason, L. W., Burton, S. P., Luo, B.-P., Peter, T.

“…Since 2000, stratospheric aerosol levels have been relatively stable and at the lowest levels observed in the historical record. Given the challenges of making…”
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Particle backscatter and relative humidity measured across cirrus clouds and comparison with microphysical cirrus modelling by Brabec, M, Wienhold, F. G, Luo, B. P, Vömel, H, Immler, F, Steiner, P, Hausammann, E, Weers, U, Peter, T

“…Advanced measurement and modelling techniques are employed to estimate the partitioning of atmospheric water between the gas phase and the condensed phase in…”
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Sensitivity estimations for cloud droplet formation in the vicinity of the high-alpine research station Jungfraujoch (3580 m a.s.l.) by Hammer, E, Bukowiecki, N, Luo, B. P, Lohmann, U, Marcolli, C, Weingartner, E, Baltensperger, U, Hoyle, C. R

“…Aerosol radiative forcing estimates suffer from large uncertainties as a result of insufficient understanding of aerosol–cloud interactions. The main source of…”
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Heterogeneous formation of polar stratospheric clouds – Part 2: Nucleation of ice on synoptic scales by Engel, I, Luo, B. P, Pitts, M. C, Poole, L. R, Hoyle, C. R, Grooß, J.-U, Dörnbrack, A, Peter, T

“…This paper provides compelling evidence for the importance of heterogeneous nucleation, likely on solid particles of meteoritic origin, and of small-scale…”
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Sensitivities of Lagrangian modelling of mid-latitude cirrus clouds to trajectory data quality by Kienast-Sjögren, E, Miltenberger, A. K, Luo, B. P, Peter, T

“…Simulations of cirrus are subject to uncertainties in model physics and meteorological input data. Here we model cirrus clouds along air mass trajectories,…”
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Unprecedented evidence for deep convection hydrating the tropical stratosphere by Corti, T., Luo, B. P., de Reus, M., Brunner, D., Cairo, F., Mahoney, M. J., Martucci, G., Matthey, R., Mitev, V., dos Santos, F. H., Schiller, C., Shur, G., Sitnikov, N. M., Spelten, N., Vössing, H. J., Borrmann, S., Peter, T.

“…We report on in situ and remote sensing measurements of ice particles in the tropical stratosphere found during the Geophysica campaigns TROCCINOX and…”
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The impact of cirrus clouds on tropical troposphere-to-stratosphere transport by Corti, T., Luo, B. P., Fu, Q., Vömel, H., Peter, T.

“…Although it is well known that air enters the stratosphere preferentially through upwelling in the tropics, the exact mechanisms of troposphere-to-stratosphere…”
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Electrodynamic balance measurements of thermodynamic, kinetic, and optical aerosol properties inaccessible to bulk methods by Steimer, S. S, Krieger, U. K, Te, Y.-F, Lienhard, D. M, Huisman, A. J, Luo, B. P, Ammann, M, Peter, T

“…Measurements of a single, levitated particle in an electrodynamic balance are an established tool for deriving thermodynamic and material data such as density,…”
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Balloon-borne match measurements of midlatitude cirrus clouds by Cirisan, A, Luo, B. P, Engel, I, Wienhold, F. G, Sprenger, M, Krieger, U. K, Weers, U, Romanens, G, Levrat, G, Jeannet, P, Ruffieux, D, Philipona, R, Calpini, B, Spichtinger, P, Peter, T

“…Observations of high supersaturations with respect to ice inside cirrus clouds with high ice water content (> 0.01 g kg−1) and high crystal number densities (>…”
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Nitric Acid Trihydrate (NAT) formation at low NAT supersaturation in Polar Stratospheric Clouds (PSCs) by Voigt, C., Schlager, H., Luo, B. P., Dörnbrack, A., Roiger, A., Stock, P., Curtius, J., Vössing, H., Borrmann, S., Davies, S., Konopka, P., Schiller, C., Shur, G., Peter, T.

“…A PSC was detected on 6 February 2003 in the Arctic stratosphere by in-situ measurements onboard the high-altitude research aircraft Geophysica. Low number…”
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Corrigendum to "A thermodynamic model of mixed organic–inorganic aerosols to predict activity coefficients" published in Atmos. Chem. Phys., 8, 4559–4593, 2008 by Zuend, A, Marcolli, C, Luo, B. P, Peter, Th

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Oxalic acid as a heterogeneous ice nucleus in the upper troposphere and its indirect aerosol effect by Zobrist, B., Marcolli, C., Koop, T., Luo, B. P., Murphy, D. M., Lohmann, U., Zardini, A. A., Krieger, U. K., Corti, T., Cziczo, D. J., Fueglistaler, S., Hudson, P. K., Thomson, D. S., Peter, T.

“…Heterogeneous ice freezing points of aqueous solutions containing various immersed solid dicarboxylic acids (oxalic, adipic, succinic, phthalic and fumaric)…”
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