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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-12329-2026
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the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
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01 Sep 2026
Research article |
| 01 Sep 2026
| 01 Sep 2026
Simulation of contrasting impacts of dust ice-nucleating particles on the evolution and radiative effects of mixed-phase and ice clouds
Hua Zhang
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
Shuxiao Wang
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
Xi Zhao
Institute of Surface-Earth System Science, School of Earth System Science, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China
Zhijun Wu
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
Collaborative Innovation Center of Atmospheric Environment and Equipment Technology, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
KNMI-NUIST Center for Atmospheric Composition, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
Siyu Chen
Key Laboratory for Semi-Arid Climate Change of the Ministry of Education, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, 730000, China
Dantong Liu
Department of Atmospheric Sciences, School of Earth Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
Jingchuan Chen
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China
Hui Jiang
KNMI-NUIST Center for Atmospheric Composition, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology, Nanjing, 210044, China
Jiewen Shen
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
Da Gao
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
Dejia Yin
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
Yicong He
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
Shengyue Li
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
Zhaoxin Dong
School of Environment and Energy, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou, 510006, China
Manish Shrivastava
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Washington, 99352, USA
Jonathan H. Jiang
Joint Institute for Regional Earth System Science & Engineering, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California 90095, USA
Muyan Peng
Department of Earth System Science, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Key Laboratory of Regional Environment and Sustainability, School of Environment, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China
State Environmental Protection Key Laboratory of Sources and Control of Air Pollution Complex, Beijing, 100084, China
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Data for the Paper "Simulation of Contrasting Impacts of Dust Ice-Nucleating Particles on the Evolution and Radiative Effects of Mixed-Phase and Ice Clouds" Hua Zhang et al. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.19113407
Short summary
Mineral dust can initiate ice formation in clouds, affecting cloud properties and regional climate. Using an improved model, we examined their contrasting impacts in mixed-phase and ice clouds over East Asia. In mixed-phase clouds, dust promotes liquid-to-ice conversion and reduces cloud reflectivity, causing moderate warming, whereas in ice clouds, it greatly enhances ice formation and leads to stronger warming. This study advances understanding of aerosol–cloud–climate interactions.
Mineral dust can initiate ice formation in clouds, affecting cloud properties and regional...
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