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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5247-2024
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-5247-2024
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Research article
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07 May 2024
Research article |
| 07 May 2024
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Secondary ice production – no evidence of efficient rime-splintering mechanism
Johanna S. Seidel
Department of Atmospheric Microphysics, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Atmospheric Aerosol Research Department, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Alexei A. Kiselev
Atmospheric Aerosol Research Department, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Alice Keinert
Atmospheric Aerosol Research Department, Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Frank Stratmann
Department of Atmospheric Microphysics, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Thomas Leisner
Department of Atmospheric Microphysics, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
Susan Hartmann
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Department of Atmospheric Microphysics, Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research, Leipzig, Germany
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Short summary
Clouds often contain several thousand times more ice crystals than aerosol particles catalyzing ice formation. This phenomenon, commonly known as ice multiplication, is often explained by secondary ice formation due to the collisions between falling ice particles and droplets. In this study, we mimic this riming process. Contrary to earlier experiments, we found no efficient ice multiplication, which fundamentally questions the importance of the rime-splintering mechanism.
Clouds often contain several thousand times more ice crystals than aerosol particles catalyzing...
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