Assessing the global contribution of marine aerosols,  terrestrial bioaerosols, and desert dust  to ice-nucleating particle concentrations

Chatziparaschos, Marios; Myriokefalitakis, Stelios; Kalivitis, Nikos; Daskalakis, Nikos; Nenes, Athanasios; Gonçalves Ageitos, María; Costa-Surós, Montserrat; Pérez García-Pando, Carlos; Vrekoussis, Mihalis; Kanakidou, Maria

doi:10.5194/acp-25-9085-2025

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-25-9085-2025

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Articles | Volume 25, issue 16

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20 Aug 2025

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| 20 Aug 2025

Assessing the global contribution of marine aerosols, terrestrial bioaerosols, and desert dust to ice-nucleating particle concentrations

Marios Chatziparaschos, Stelios Myriokefalitakis, Nikos Kalivitis, Nikos Daskalakis, Athanasios Nenes, María Gonçalves Ageitos, Montserrat Costa-Surós, Carlos Pérez García-Pando, Mihalis Vrekoussis, and Maria Kanakidou

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Jun 2024	48	13	6	67
Jul 2024	156	40	14	210
Aug 2024	66	8	8	82
Sep 2024	58	14	2	74
Oct 2024	52	14	2	68
Nov 2024	224	46	4	274
Dec 2024	50	20	0	70
Jan 2025	66	28	10	104
Feb 2025	54	10	4	68
Mar 2025	50	16	110	176
Apr 2025	96	24	174	294
May 2025	60	12	192	264
Jun 2025	78	42	74	194
Jul 2025	80	24	2	106
Aug 2025	1,337	53	4	1,394
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We show distinct seasonal and geographical patterns in the contributions of mineral dust, marine aerosol, and terrestrial biological particles to ice-nucleating particle (INP) concentrations that lead to atmospheric ice formation, a major source of uncertainty in climate projections. Bioaerosols are the major source of INPs at high temperatures, while mineral dust influences the global INP population at lower temperatures. These particles can satisfactorily reproduce INPs in a climate model.