Investigation of ice nucleation properties of mineral and soil particles.

التفاصيل البيبلوغرافية
العنوان: Investigation of ice nucleation properties of mineral and soil particles.
المؤلفون: Tobo, Yutaka1, DeMott, Paul J.1, Prenni, Anthony J.1, Hill, Thomas C.2, Franc, Gary D.2, Kreidenweis, Sonia M.1
المصدر: AIP Conference Proceedings. May2013, Vol. 1527 Issue 1, p875-878. 4p. 1 Diagram.
مصطلحات موضوعية: *ICE nuclei, *SOIL particles, *HEAT treatment, *HUMUS, *CLOUD chambers, *ATMOSPHERIC nucleation
مصطلحات جغرافية: CHINA
مستخلص: Number fractions of different types of submicron mineral (kaolinite) and soil (China loess soils and agricultural soils from different crops) particles capable of nucleating ice under mixed-phase cloud conditions were investigated using a continuous flow diffusion ice chamber (CFDC). We found that both China loess and agricultural soil particles are better ice nucleators than kaolinite particles particularly at warmer temperatures. We also found that although the ice nucleation properties of untreated China loess and agricultural soil particles are relatively similar to each other, agricultural soil particles lose their ice nucleating ability after heat treatment at 300°C. Our results suggest that agricultural soils contain rich organic matter, which can play a key role in enhancing their ice nucleating ability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
قاعدة البيانات: Academic Search Index
الوصف
تدمد:0094243X
DOI:10.1063/1.4803410