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Ice-nucleating particles in a coastal tropical site
Luis A. Ladino
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Graciela B. Raga
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Harry Alvarez-Ospina
Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Manuel A. Andino-Enríquez
School of Chemical Sciences and Engineering, Universidad Yachay Tech, Urcuquí, Ecuador
Irma Rosas
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Leticia Martínez
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Eva Salinas
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Javier Miranda
Instituto de Fisica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Zyanya Ramírez-Díaz
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Bernardo Figueroa
Laboratorio de Ingenieria y Procesos Costeros, Instituto de Ingenieria, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Sisal, Yucatan, Mexico
Cedric Chou
Chemistry Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Allan K. Bertram
Chemistry Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Erika T. Quintana
Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biologicas, Instituto Politecnico Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico
Luis A. Maldonado
Facultad de Quimica, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Agustín García-Reynoso
Centro de Ciencias de la Atmosfera, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
Chemistry Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Victoria E. Irish
Chemistry Department, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
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This study presents results obtained during a field campaign conducted in the tropical village of Sisal located on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Air masses arriving in Sisal during the passage of cold fronts have surprisingly higher ice-nucleating particle (INP) concentrations than the campaign average. The high concentrations of INPs at T > −15 C and the supermicron size of the INPs suggest that biological particles may have been a significant contributor to the INP population in Sisal.
This study presents results obtained during a field campaign conducted in the tropical village...
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