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Articles | Volume 25, issue 21
Articles | Volume 25, issue 21
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-15369-2025
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-15369-2025
© Author(s) 2025. This work is distributed under
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Articles | Volume 25, issue 21
Research article
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10 Nov 2025
Research article |  | 10 Nov 2025

Exploring sources of ice crystals in cirrus clouds: comparative analysis of two ice nucleation schemes in CAM6

Kai Lyu, Xiaohong Liu, and Bernd Kärcher

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Two nucleation schemes are used to study ice nucleation, focusing on three ice sources: mountains, turbulence and anvils. Ice from mountains is concentrated in mid- and high-latitudes, while ice from turbulence and anvils is more common in low and mid-latitudes. Both schemes simulate orographic cirrus clouds, with mountain ice as the dominant source. The schemes differ in how they handle ice source competition, causing turbulence and anvils to influence clouds differently.
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