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Secondary ice production during the break-up of freezing water drops on impact with ice particles
Rachel L. James
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Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Vaughan T. J. Phillips
Department of Physical Geography and Ecosystem Science, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Paul J. Connolly
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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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.
Secondary ice production (SIP) plays an important role in ice formation within mixed-phase...
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