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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1831-2025
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-1831-2025
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11 Feb 2025
Research article |  | 11 Feb 2025

Impact of secondary ice production on thunderstorm electrification under different aerosol conditions

Shiye Huang, Jing Yang, Jiaojiao Li, Qian Chen, Qilin Zhang, and Fengxia Guo

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Aerosol and secondary ice production are both vital to charge separation in thunderstorms, but the relative importance of different SIP processes to cloud electrification under different aerosol conditions is not well understood. In this study, we show in a clean environment, the shattering of freezing drops has the greatest effect on the charging rate, while in a polluted environment, both rime splintering and the shattering of freezing drops have a significant effect on cloud electrification.
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