Influence of supersaturation on the concentration of ice nucleating particles

Franco Belosi; Matteo Piazza; Alessia Nicosia; Gianni Santachiara

doi:10.1080/16000889.2018.1454809

Influence of supersaturation on the concentration of ice nucleating particles

Tellus B: Chemical and Physical Meteorology

Volume 70 (2018): Issue 1

By: Franco Belosi, Matteo Piazza, Alessia Nicosia and Gianni Santachiara

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Activated fraction AF (a) and n _s (b) vs. saturation ratio S _w for FC, MCC and ATD.

Table 1.

Percentage variation of AF vs. saturation ratio S _w for FC, MCC and ATD.

Aerosol typePV_1.02–0.94 (%)PV_1.05–1.02 (%)PV_1.1–1.05 (%)PV_1.1–1.02 (%)FC25443339MCC386441059ATD1390182750

Activated fraction AF (a) and n _s (b) vs. saturation ratio S _w for marine, urban background (UB) and mixed PM10 aerosol.

Table 2.

Percentage variation of AF vs. saturation ratio S _w for marine, urban background (UB) and mixed PM10 aerosol.

Aerosol typePV_1.02–0.94 (%)PV_1.05–1.02 (%)PV_1.1–1.05 (%)PV_1.1–1.02 (%)Marine25002626UB2105035101Mixed279393174

Average INP concentration vs. saturation ratio S _w for marine, urban background (UB) and mixed PM10 aerosol.

24 h back-trajectories on 24 (left) and 25 April (right) 2016 at CG at 00:00 UTC.

INP concentration vs. saturation ratio S _w for PM1 and PM10: (a) marine; (b) UB.

24 h back-trajectories on 09 February 2017 at Bologna at: (left) 09:00 UTC and (right) 15:00 UTC.

Log-log plot of INP concentration versus ice supersaturation for PM10 aerosol fraction.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/16000889.2018.1454809 | Journal eISSN: 1600-0889

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Language: English

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Submitted on: Apr 20, 2017

Accepted on: Mar 16, 2018

Published on: Jan 1, 2018

Published by: Stockholm University Press

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Keywords:

ice crystal,

ice nucleating particles,

water supersaturation,

ice supersaturation,

activation fraction,

homogeneous nucleation,

heterogeneous nucleation

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Volume 70 (2018): Issue 1

Influence of supersaturation on the concentration of ice nucleating particles

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Percentage variation of AF vs. saturation ratio S _w for FC, MCC and ATD.

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Percentage variation of AF vs. saturation ratio S _w for marine, urban background (UB) and mixed PM10 aerosol.

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Influence of supersaturation on the concentration of ice nucleating particles

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Table 1.

Percentage variation of AF vs. saturation ratio S w for FC, MCC and ATD.

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Percentage variation of AF vs. saturation ratio S w for marine, urban background (UB) and mixed PM10 aerosol.

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Percentage variation of AF vs. saturation ratio S _w for FC, MCC and ATD.

Percentage variation of AF vs. saturation ratio S _w for marine, urban background (UB) and mixed PM10 aerosol.