The importance of feldspar for ice nucleation by mineral dust in mixed-phase clouds

James D. Atkinson, Benjamin J. Murray (), Matthew T. Woodhouse, Thomas F. Whale, Kelly J. Baustian, Kenneth S. Carslaw, Steven Dobbie, Daniel O’Sullivan and Tamsin L. Malkin
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James D. Atkinson: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Benjamin J. Murray: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Matthew T. Woodhouse: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Thomas F. Whale: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Kelly J. Baustian: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Kenneth S. Carslaw: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Steven Dobbie: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Daniel O’Sullivan: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK
Tamsin L. Malkin: Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds LS2 9JT, UK

Nature, 2013, vol. 498, issue 7454, 355-358

Abstract: Feldspar minerals are shown to dominate ice nucleation by mineral dust in clouds containing both liquid water and ice particles, despite feldspar being a minor component of the dust believed to be the main source of ice nuclei.

Date: 2013
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