Articles | Volume 24, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11653-2024
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11653-2024
Research article
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18 Oct 2024
Research article |  | 18 Oct 2024

Evolution of cloud droplet temperature and lifetime in spatiotemporally varying subsaturated environments with implications for ice nucleation at cloud edges

Puja Roy, Robert M. Rauber, and Larry Di Girolamo

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Cloud droplet temperature and lifetime impact cloud microphysical processes such as the activation of ice-nucleating particles. We investigate the thermal and radial evolution of supercooled cloud droplets and their surrounding environments with an aim to better understand observed enhanced ice formation at supercooled cloud edges. This analysis shows that the magnitude of droplet cooling during evaporation is greater than estimated from past studies, especially for drier environments.

 
 
 
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