The seeds of ice in clouds

Thomas Koop () and Natalie Mahowald ()
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Thomas Koop: Thomas Koop is in the Faculty of Chemistry, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld 33615, Germany.
Natalie Mahowald: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York 14850, USA.

Nature, 2013, vol. 498, issue 7454, 302-303

Abstract: An investigation of droplet freezing in clouds suggests that a minor component of mineral dust in the atmosphere is the main catalyst for this process. Two experts discuss the ramifications of this finding for those investigating cloud-droplet freezing, and for scientists studying atmospheric aerosols. See Letter p.355

Date: 2013
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