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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13037-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13037-2025
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21 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 21 Oct 2025

Giant Cloud Condensation Nuclei enhanced Ice Sublimation Process: a potential mechanism in mixed-phase clouds

Denghui Ji, Christoph Ritter, Xiaoyu Sun, Manuel Moser, Christiane Voigt, Mathias Palm, and Justus Notholt

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We discovered a process where large aerosols help small water droplets in Arctic clouds grow, even when conditions normally favor ice. Unlike the traditional view, this process may explain how liquid and ice can coexist in cold clouds. Based on theory and aircraft data, our findings provide new insight into the microphysics of mixed-phase clouds, which could improve understanding of how Arctic clouds affect climate.
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