Articles | Volume 15, issue 9
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5195-2015
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-15-5195-2015
Research article
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11 May 2015
Research article |  | 11 May 2015

Ice nucleation by combustion ash particles at conditions relevant to mixed-phase clouds

N. S. Umo, B. J. Murray, M. T. Baeza-Romero, J. M. Jones, A. R. Lea-Langton, T. L. Malkin, D. O'Sullivan, L. Neve, J. M. C. Plane, and A. Williams

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Combustion ash particles nucleate ice in the immersion mode at conditions relevant to mixed-phase clouds. Hence, combustion ashes could play an important role in primary ice formation in mixed-phase clouds, especially in clouds that are formed near the emission source of these aerosol particles. From this study, there is a need to quantify the atmospheric abundance of combustion ashes in order to quantitatively assess the impact of combustion ashes on mixed-phase clouds.
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