Competition for water vapour results in suppression of ice formation in mixed-phase clouds
The formation of ice in clouds can initiate precipitation and influence a cloud's reflectivity and lifetime, affecting climate to a highly uncertain degree. Nucleation of ice at elevated temperatures requires an ice nucleating particle (INP), which results in so-called heterogeneous freezing...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2018-05-01
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Series: | Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics |
Online Access: | https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/18/7237/2018/acp-18-7237-2018.pdf |