Articles | Volume 21, issue 24
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18519-2021
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18519-2021
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21 Dec 2021
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Secondary ice production during the break-up of freezing water drops on impact with ice particles

Rachel L. James, Vaughan T. J. Phillips, and Paul J. Connolly

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Interactive discussion

Status: closed

Comment types: AC – author | RC – referee | CC – community | EC – editor | CEC – chief editor | : Report abuse
  • RC1: 'Comment on acp-2021-557', Anonymous Referee #1, 05 Aug 2021
  • RC2: 'Comment on acp-2021-557', Anonymous Referee #2, 24 Aug 2021
  • RC3: 'Comment on acp-2021-557', Sylvia Sullivan, 24 Aug 2021

Peer review completion

AR: Author's response | RR: Referee report | ED: Editor decision
AR by Rachel James on behalf of the Authors (12 Oct 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Referee Nomination & Report Request started (21 Oct 2021) by Timothy Garrett
RR by Anonymous Referee #2 (05 Nov 2021)
RR by Sylvia Sullivan (05 Nov 2021)
RR by Anonymous Referee #1 (07 Nov 2021)
ED: Publish subject to minor revisions (review by editor) (12 Nov 2021) by Timothy Garrett
AR by Rachel James on behalf of the Authors (15 Nov 2021)  Author's response    Author's tracked changes    Manuscript
ED: Publish as is (18 Nov 2021) by Timothy Garrett
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Short summary
Secondary ice production (SIP) plays an important role in ice formation within mixed-phase clouds. We present a laboratory investigation of a potentially new SIP mechanism involving the collisions of supercooled water drops with ice particles. At impact, the supercooled water drop fragments form smaller secondary drops. Approximately 30 % of the secondary drops formed during the retraction phase of the supercooled water drop impact freeze over a temperature range of −4 °C to −12 °C.
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