Ice nucleation properties of K-feldspar polymorphs  and plagioclase feldspars

Welti, André; Lohmann, Ulrike; Kanji, Zamin A.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10901-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 16

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10901-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-10901-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 19, issue 16

Research article

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29 Aug 2019

Research article |

| 29 Aug 2019

Ice nucleation properties of K-feldspar polymorphs and plagioclase feldspars

André Welti, Ulrike Lohmann, and Zamin A. Kanji

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Ice nucleation properties of K-feldspar polymorphs and plagioclase feldspars Z. A. Kanji, A. Welti, and U. Lohmann https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000350978

Short summary

The ice nucleation ability of singly immersed feldspar particles in suspended water droplets relevant for ice crystal formation under mixed-phase cloud conditions is presented. The effects of particle size, crystal structure, trace metal and mineralogical composition are discussed by testing up to five different diameters in the submicron range and nine different feldspar samples at conditions relevant for ice nucleation in mixed-phase clouds.