Articles | Volume 23, issue 18
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10625-2023
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-10625-2023
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26 Sep 2023
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Molecular simulations reveal that heterogeneous ice nucleation occurs at higher temperatures in water under capillary tension

Elise Rosky, Will Cantrell, Tianshu Li, Issei Nakamura, and Raymond A. Shaw

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Molecular dynamics simulation data: mW and MLmW water model ice nucleation on a hydrophilic substrate with negative pressure W. Cantrell, T. Li, I. Nakamura, E. Rosky, and R. Shaw https://doi.org/10.37099/mtu.dc.all-datasets/41

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I agree with the handling editor that this paper shows an important aspect of heterogeneous ice nucleation in water under capillary tension. The results can be of general interest to a broad geoscience community.
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Using computer simulations of water, we find that water under tension freezes more easily than under normal conditions. A linear equation describes how freezing temperature increases with tension. Accordingly, simulations show that naturally occurring tension in water capillary bridges leads to higher freezing temperatures. This work is an early step in determining if atmospheric cloud droplets freeze due to naturally occurring tension, for example, during processes such as droplet collisions.
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