Browsing Faculty Research Publications (College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences) by Subject "ice nucleation"

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Predicting global atmospheric ice nuclei distributions and their impacts on climate

DeMott, P. J.; Prenni, A. J.; Liu, X.; Kreidenweis, S. M.; Petters, M. D.; Twohy, Cynthia; Richardson, M. S.; Eidhammer, T.; Rogers, D. C. (The National Academy of Sciences of the USA, 2010-06-22)

Knowledge of cloud and precipitation formation processes remains incomplete, yet global precipitation is predominantly produced by clouds containing the ice phase. Ice first forms in clouds warmer than −36 °C on parti ...