A review of coarse mineral dust in the Earth system
Mineral dust particles suspended in the atmosphere span more than three orders of
magnitude in diameter, from< 0.1 µm to more than 100 µm. This wide size range makes dust …
magnitude in diameter, from< 0.1 µm to more than 100 µm. This wide size range makes dust …
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 …
Bioaerosols are the dominant source of warm-temperature immersion-mode INPs and drive uncertainties in INP predictability
Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) are rare atmospheric aerosols that initiate primary ice
formation, but accurately simulating their concentrations and variability in large-scale climate …
formation, but accurately simulating their concentrations and variability in large-scale climate …
Accurate prediction of ice nucleation from room temperature water
Crystal nucleation is one of the most fundamental processes in the physical sciences and
almost always occurs heterogeneously with the aid of a nucleating substrate. No example of …
almost always occurs heterogeneously with the aid of a nucleating substrate. No example of …
Opinion: Tropical cirrus–from micro-scale processes to climate-scale impacts
Tropical cirrus clouds, ie, any type of ice cloud with tops above 400 hPa, play a critical role in
the climate system and are a major source of uncertainty in our understanding of global …
the climate system and are a major source of uncertainty in our understanding of global …
[HTML][HTML] Ice-nucleating particles in northern Greenland: annual cycles, biological contribution and parameterizations
KCH Sze, H Wex, M Hartmann, H Skov… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - acp.copernicus.org
Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) can initiate ice formation in clouds at temperatures above-
38∘ C through heterogeneous ice nucleation. As a result, INPs affect cloud microphysical …
38∘ C through heterogeneous ice nucleation. As a result, INPs affect cloud microphysical …
[HTML][HTML] Predicting atmospheric background number concentration of ice-nucleating particles in the Arctic
G Li, J Wieder, JT Pasquier… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Mixed-phase clouds (MPCs) can have a net warming or cooling radiative effect on Earth's
climate influenced by the phase and concentration of cloud particles. They have received …
climate influenced by the phase and concentration of cloud particles. They have received …
[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of the heat test for the ice-nucleating ability of minerals and biological material
Ice-nucleating particles (INPs) are atmospheric aerosol particles that can strongly influence
the radiative properties and precipitation onset in mixed-phase clouds by triggering ice …
the radiative properties and precipitation onset in mixed-phase clouds by triggering ice …
Assessing the potential for simplification in global climate model cloud microphysics
U Proske, S Ferrachat, D Neubauer… - Atmospheric …, 2022 - acp.copernicus.org
Cloud properties and their evolution influence Earth's radiative balance. The cloud
microphysical (CMP) processes that shape these properties are therefore important to …
microphysical (CMP) processes that shape these properties are therefore important to …
Potential link between ice nucleation and climate model spread in Arctic amplification
Arctic amplification (AA) is simulated by all global climate models, however the spread in the
degree of projected warming is large and the underlying mechanisms driving it are poorly …
degree of projected warming is large and the underlying mechanisms driving it are poorly …