Potential impacts of atmospheric microplastics and nanoplastics on cloud formation processes
M Aeschlimann, G Li, ZA Kanji, DM Mitrano - Nature Geoscience, 2022 - nature.com
The presence of microplastics and nanoplastics (MnPs) in the atmosphere and their
transport on a global scale has previously been demonstrated. However, little is known …
transport on a global scale has previously been demonstrated. However, little is known …
Observations of clouds, aerosols, precipitation, and surface radiation over the Southern Ocean: An overview of CAPRICORN, MARCUS, MICRE, and SOCRATES
GM McFarquhar, CS Bretherton… - Bulletin of the …, 2021 - journals.ametsoc.org
Weather and climate models are challenged by uncertainties and biases in simulating
Southern Ocean (SO) radiative fluxes that trace to a poor understanding of cloud, aerosol …
Southern Ocean (SO) radiative fluxes that trace to a poor understanding of cloud, aerosol …
Opinion: Cloud-phase climate feedback and the importance of ice-nucleating particles
Shallow clouds covering vast areas of the world's middle-and high-latitude oceans play a
key role in dampening the global temperature rise associated with CO 2. These clouds …
key role in dampening the global temperature rise associated with CO 2. These clouds …
[HTML][HTML] Overview of biological ice nucleating particles in the atmosphere
Biological particles in the Earth's atmosphere are a distinctive category of ice nucleating
particles (INPs) due to their capability of facilitating ice crystal formation in clouds at …
particles (INPs) due to their capability of facilitating ice crystal formation in clouds at …
Ice‐nucleating particles that impact clouds and climate: Observational and modeling research needs
Atmospheric ice‐nucleating particles (INPs) play a critical role in cloud freezing processes,
with important implications for precipitation formation and cloud radiative properties, and …
with important implications for precipitation formation and cloud radiative properties, and …
An underestimated negative cloud feedback from cloud lifetime changes
J Mülmenstädt, M Salzmann, JE Kay… - Nature Climate …, 2021 - nature.com
As the atmosphere warms, part of the cloud population shifts from ice and mixed-phase
('cold') to liquid ('warm') clouds. Because warm clouds are more reflective and longer-lived …
('cold') to liquid ('warm') clouds. Because warm clouds are more reflective and longer-lived …
[HTML][HTML] Annual variability of ice-nucleating particle concentrations at different Arctic locations
H Wex, L Huang, W Zhang, H Hung… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - acp.copernicus.org
Abstract Number concentrations of ice-nucleating particles (N INP) in the Arctic were derived
from ground-based filter samples. Examined samples had been collected in Alert (Nunavut …
from ground-based filter samples. Examined samples had been collected in Alert (Nunavut …
[HTML][HTML] Hemispheric contrasts in ice formation in stratiform mixed-phase clouds: disentangling the role of aerosol and dynamics with ground-based remote sensing
Multi-year ground-based remote-sensing datasets were acquired with the Leipzig Aerosol
and Cloud Remote Observations System (LACROS) at three sites. A highly polluted central …
and Cloud Remote Observations System (LACROS) at three sites. A highly polluted central …
Cloud‐nucleating particles over the Southern Ocean in a changing climate
Stratocumulus clouds over the Southern Ocean have fewer droplets and are more likely to
exist in the predominately supercooled phase than clouds at similar temperatures over …
exist in the predominately supercooled phase than clouds at similar temperatures over …
Wintertime airborne measurements of ice nucleating particles in the high Arctic: A hint to a marine, biogenic source for ice nucleating particles
M Hartmann, K Adachi, O Eppers… - Geophysical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Ice nucleating particles (INPs) affect the radiative properties of cold clouds. Knowledge
concerning their concentration above ground level and their potential sources is scarce …
concerning their concentration above ground level and their potential sources is scarce …