Dehydration potential of ultrathin clouds at the tropical tropopause.

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Dehydration potential of ultrathin clouds at the tropical tropopause. / Luo, B. P.; Peter, T. H.; Wernli, H. et al.
In: Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 30, No. 11, 04.06.2003, p. 11.1-11.4.

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Luo, BP, Peter, TH, Wernli, H, Fueglistaler, S, Wirth, M, Kiemle, C, Flentje, H, Yushkov, VA, Khattatov, V, Rudakov, V, Thomas, A, Borrmann, S, Toci, G, Mazzinghi, P, Beuermann, J, Schiller, C, Cairo, F, Didonfrancesco, G, Adriani, A, Volk, CM, Ström, J, Noone, K, Mitev, V, MacKenzie, AR, Carslaw, KS, Trautmann, T, Santacesaria, V & Stefanutti, L 2003, 'Dehydration potential of ultrathin clouds at the tropical tropopause.', Geophysical Research Letters, vol. 30, no. 11, pp. 11.1-11.4. https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL016737

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Luo, B. P., Peter, T. H., Wernli, H., Fueglistaler, S., Wirth, M., Kiemle, C., Flentje, H., Yushkov, V. A., Khattatov, V., Rudakov, V., Thomas, A., Borrmann, S., Toci, G., Mazzinghi, P., Beuermann, J., Schiller, C., Cairo, F., Didonfrancesco, G., Adriani, A., ... Stefanutti, L. (2003). Dehydration potential of ultrathin clouds at the tropical tropopause. Geophysical Research Letters, 30(11), 11.1-11.4. https://doi.org/10.1029/2002GL016737

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Luo BP, Peter TH, Wernli H, Fueglistaler S, Wirth M, Kiemle C et al. Dehydration potential of ultrathin clouds at the tropical tropopause. Geophysical Research Letters. 2003 Jun 4;30(11):11.1-11.4. doi: 10.1029/2002GL016737

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Luo, B. P. ; Peter, T. H. ; Wernli, H. et al. / Dehydration potential of ultrathin clouds at the tropical tropopause. In: Geophysical Research Letters. 2003 ; Vol. 30, No. 11. pp. 11.1-11.4.

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AU - Wirth, M.

AU - Kiemle, C.

AU - Flentje, H.

AU - Yushkov, V. A.

AU - Khattatov, V.

AU - Rudakov, V.

AU - Thomas, A.

AU - Borrmann, S.

AU - Toci, G.

AU - Mazzinghi, P.

AU - Beuermann, J.

AU - Schiller, C.

AU - Cairo, F.

AU - Didonfrancesco, G.

AU - Adriani, A.

AU - Volk, C. M.

AU - Ström, J.

AU - Noone, K.

AU - Mitev, V.

AU - MacKenzie, A. Robert

AU - Carslaw, K. S.

AU - Trautmann, T.

AU - Santacesaria, V

AU - Stefanutti, L.

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