Biomass combustion produces ice-active minerals in biomass-burning aerosol and bottom ash [Earth, Atmospheric, and Planetary Sciences]
Ice nucleation and the resulting cloud glaciation are significant atmospheric processes that affect the evolution of clouds and their properties including radiative forcing and precipitation, yet the sources and properties of atmospheric ice nucleants are poorly constrained. Heterogeneous ice nucleation caused by ice-nucleating particles (INPs) enables cloud glaciation at temperatures...
Source: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - Category: Science Authors: Leif G. Jahn, Michael J. Polen, Lydia G. Jahl, Thomas A. Brubaker, Joshua Somers, Ryan C. Sullivan Tags: Physical Sciences Source Type: research