A role of aerosol particles in atmospheric ice nucleation

Authors :: V. N. Golubev
Source :: Russian Meteorology and Hydrology. 40:787-793
Publication Year :: 2015
Publisher :: Allerton Press, 2015.
Abstract: Considered is the process of ice nucleation in the atmosphere as a result of heterogeneous condensation of water vapor in surface inhomogeneities of aerosol particles and of subsequent heterogeneous crystallization of supercooled water accumulation. It is revealed that the size, structure, and composition of aerosol particles determine the thermal regime of crystallization.