Potential role of nuclei in cloud element formation at high altitudes

D. E. Hagen; J. Podzimek; A. J. Heymsfield; M. B. Trueblood; C. K. Lutrus

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Potential role of nuclei in cloud element formation at high altitudes

D. E. Hagen, J. Podzimek, A. J. Heymsfield, M. B. Trueblood, C. K. Lutrus

Dynamical and Physical Meteorology

Missouri University of Science and Technology

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The role of aerosols in providing a heterogeneous nucleation contribution to cirrus cloud ice crystal formation has long been an unresolved question. A mobile aerosol sampling facility was employed on the NCAR Sabreliner research aircraft to take aerosol samples from the vicinity of cirrus clouds over Colorado and Wyoming. Tandem electrostatic classifier and impactor technique were used to measure aerosol size distribution, hydration capability and composition information. The results suggest that aerosol related heterogeneous nucleation processes are active in cirrus cloud processes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	123-135
Number of pages	13
Journal	Atmospheric Research
Volume	31
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0169-8095(94)90038-8
State	Published - Jan 1994

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