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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-12505-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-12505-2026
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Research article
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Research article |
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Upward transport and segregation of ice-nucleating particles in deep convective clouds
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany
Sarah Grawe
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany
Hans-Christian Clemen
Aerosol Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Stephan Mertes
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany
Johannes Schneider
Aerosol Chemistry Department, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, Mainz, Germany
Bruno Wetzel
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany
Daniel Sauer
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Jennifer Wolf
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Laura Tomsche
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Johanna Mayer
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Roland Schrödner
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany
Silvia Henning
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany
Tina Jurkat-Witschas
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Christiane Voigt
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Johannes Gutenberg-Universität Mainz, Mainz, Germany
Helmut Ziereis
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Theresa Harlaß
Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Mira Pöhlker
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany
Leipziger Institut für Meteorologie (LIM), Universität Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
Frank Stratmann
Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research TROPOS, Leipzig, Germany
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Short summary
Ice-nucleating particles (INP) are aerosol particles important for ice formation in clouds droplets and thereby influence climate. This study uses airborne measurements over Europe to show how INP are transported through thunderstorms. We show which particles are washed out and which are are transported into the higher troposphere, where they can again affect cloud ice formation. The findings improve understanding of atmospheric particle distribution and help refine climate models.
Ice-nucleating particles (INP) are aerosol particles important for ice formation in clouds...
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