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Observations of ice nuclei associated with biomass burning

  • Christina S. McCluskey
  • , Paul J. DeMott
  • , Anthony J. Prenni
  • , Gavin R. McMeeking
  • , Amy P. Sullivan
  • , Ezra Levin
  • , Shunsuke Nakao
  • , Christian M. Carrico
  • , Gary D. Franc
  • , Thomas C. Hill
  • , Sonia M. Kreidenweis
  • Colorado State University
  • Droplet Measurement Technology
  • AECOM
  • University of Wyoming

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Abstract

Laboratory and field studies have identified biomass burning as a potentially important contributor to the global atmospheric heterogeneous ice nuclei (IN) reservoir. However, IN production from biomass burning is poorly characterized and dependent upon changes in aerosol properties associated with differences in fuel type, combustion efficiency, and/or plume aging. Measurements from four prescribed burns, two wildfires and laboratory studies support biomass burning as a potential source of IN to the atmosphere, and have provided insight regarding the characteristics of IN emitted from biomass burning sources.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols - 19th International Conference
Pages933-936
Number of pages4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Externally publishedYes
Event19th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols, ICNAA 2013 - Fort Collins, CO, United States
Duration: Jun 23 2013Jun 28 2013

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1527
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Conference

Conference19th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols, ICNAA 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFort Collins, CO
Period06/23/1306/28/13

Keywords

  • biomass burning
  • ice nucleation
  • ice nuclei

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