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Articles | Volume 25, issue 20
Articles | Volume 25, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13995-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-13995-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 20
Research article
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28 Oct 2025
Research article |  | 28 Oct 2025

Prior heterogeneous ice nucleation events shape homogeneous freezing during the evolution of synoptic cirrus

Kasper Juurikkala, Christina J. Williamson, Karl D. Froyd, Jonathan Dean-Day, and Ari Laaksonen

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This study uses Large Eddy Simulations (LES) to investigate synoptic cirrus clouds from NASA’s Mid-latitude Airborne Cirrus Properties Experiment (MACPEX) campaign. Results show that prior heterogeneous ice nucleation depletes ice nuclei, creating conditions for subsequent homogeneous freezing. The findings highlight limitations of ice residual analysis in capturing cirrus evolution and provide insights into aerosol-cloud interactions critical to atmospheric and climate processes.
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