The importance of crystalline phases in ice nucleation by volcanic ash

Maters, Elena C.; Dingwell, Donald B.; Cimarelli, Corrado; Müller, Dirk; Whale, Thomas F.; Murray, Benjamin J.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5451-2019

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5451-2019

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-19-5451-2019

© Author(s) 2019. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 19, issue 8

Research article

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25 Apr 2019

Research article |

| 25 Apr 2019

The importance of crystalline phases in ice nucleation by volcanic ash

Elena C. Maters, Donald B. Dingwell, Corrado Cimarelli, Dirk Müller, Thomas F. Whale, and Benjamin J. Murray

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AC1: 'Authors’ response to Reviewers’ comments on “The importance of crystalline phases in ice nucleation by volcanic ash” (acp-2018-1326)', Elena Maters, 24 Mar 2019

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This experimental study investigates the influence of volcanic ash chemical composition, crystallinity, and mineralogy on its ability to promote freezing of supercooled water. The results indicate that crystals in ash play a key role in this process and suggest that feldspars and perhaps pyroxenes in ash may be highly ice-active. These findings contribute to improving understanding of the potential of ash emissions from different explosive eruptions to impact ice formation in the atmosphere.