Heterogeneous ice nucleation: exploring the transition from stochastic to singular freezing behavior

Heterogeneous ice nucleation, a primary pathway for ice formation in the atmosphere, has been described alternately as being stochastic, in direct analogy with homogeneous nucleation, or singular, with ice nuclei initiating freezing at deterministic temperatures. We present an idealized, conceptual...

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Main Authors: D. Niedermeier, R. A. Shaw, S. Hartmann, H. Wex, T. Clauss, J. Voigtländer, F. Stratmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2011-08-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/8767/2011/acp-11-8767-2011.pdf