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25 Apr 2023
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Ice nucleation by smectites: the role of the edges
Anand Kumar
Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of British
Columbia, Vancouver V6T1Z1, Canada
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich
8092, Switzerland
Kristian Klumpp
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich
8092, Switzerland
Chen Barak
Environmental Physical Chemistry Laboratory, MIGAL Galilee Research
Center, Kiryat Shmona 1101600, Israel
Giora Rytwo
Environmental Physical Chemistry Laboratory, MIGAL Galilee Research
Center, Kiryat Shmona 1101600, Israel
Environment and Water Sciences departments, Tel-Hai College, Upper
Galilee 1220800, Israel
Michael Plötze
Institute for Geotechnical Engineering, ETH Zurich, Zurich 8093,
Switzerland
Thomas Peter
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich
8092, Switzerland
Claudia Marcolli
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Sciences, ETH Zurich, Zurich
8092, Switzerland
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Atmos. Chem. Phys., 20, 14273–14302, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14273-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-20-14273-2020, 2020
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During boreal summer, anthropogenic sources yield the Asian Tropopause Aerosol Layer (ATAL), found in Asia between about 13 and 18 km altitude. Balloon-borne measurements of the ATAL conducted in northern India in 2016 show the strong variability of the ATAL. To explain its observed variability, model simulations are performed to deduce the origin of air masses on the Earth's surface, which is important to develop recommendations for regulations of anthropogenic surface emissions of the ATAL.
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Short summary
Smectites are a major class of clay minerals that are ice nucleation (IN) active. They form platelets that swell or even delaminate in water by intercalation of water between their layers. We hypothesize that at least three smectite layers need to be stacked together to host a critical ice embryo on clay mineral edges and that the larger the surface edge area is, the higher the freezing temperature. Edge sites on such clay particles play a crucial role in imparting IN ability to such particles.
Smectites are a major class of clay minerals that are ice nucleation (IN) active. They form...
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