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

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Submitted on: Apr 20, 2017

Accepted on: Mar 16, 2018

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Keywords:

ice crystal,

ice nucleating particles,

water supersaturation,

ice supersaturation,

activation fraction,

homogeneous nucleation,

heterogeneous nucleation

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