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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-14905-2022
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Measurement report
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23 Nov 2022
Measurement report |
| 23 Nov 2022
| 23 Nov 2022
Measurement report: The Urmia playa as a source of airborne dust and ice-nucleating particles – Part 1: Correlation between soils and airborne samples
Nikou Hamzehpour
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Soil Science and Engineering, Faculty of
Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, P.O. Box 83111-55181,
Iran
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute for
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Claudia Marcolli
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute for
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Sara Pashai
Department of Soil Science and Engineering, Faculty of
Agriculture, University of Maragheh, Maragheh, P.O. Box 83111-55181,
Iran
Kristian Klumpp
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute for
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
Thomas Peter
Department of Environmental Systems Science, Institute for
Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, 8092 Zurich, Switzerland
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Playa surfaces in Iran that emerged through Lake Urmia (LU) desiccation have become a relevant dust source of regional relevance. Here, we identify highly erodible LU playa surfaces and determine their physicochemical properties and mineralogical composition and perform emulsion-freezing experiments with them. We find high ice nucleation activities (up to 250 K) that correlate positively with organic matter and clay content and negatively with pH, salinity, K-feldspars, and quartz.
Playa surfaces in Iran that emerged through Lake Urmia (LU) desiccation have become a relevant...
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