Immersion freezing of surface dust particles from Tengger Desert in China: effects of mineral composition and aging treatments on ice nucleating activity

Xue, Jiao; Wang, Shengkai; Qi, Haoyu; Yao, Yao; Chen, Shulan; Zhou, Yingjie; Lu, Juying; Zhang, Tian; Wang, Qi; Zhao, Defeng; Hong, Youwei; Cai, Yihua; Wang, Bingbing

doi:10.5194/acp-26-15081-2026

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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-15081-2026

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Articles | Volume 26, issue 20

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27 Oct 2026

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| 27 Oct 2026

Immersion freezing of surface dust particles from Tengger Desert in China: effects of mineral composition and aging treatments on ice nucleating activity

Jiao Xue, Shengkai Wang, Haoyu Qi, Yao Yao, Shulan Chen, Yingjie Zhou, Juying Lu, Tian Zhang, Qi Wang, Defeng Zhao, Youwei Hong, Yihua Cai, and Bingbing Wang

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Ice formation by dust is an important way of forming mixed-phase clouds. Tengger desert dust exhibited an efficient ice nucleation ability, which have influenced by feldspar. Internal mixing with ammonium sulfate significantly enhanced immersion freezing ability of dust, associating with interactions between ammonium ion and dust surface. These results underscore the importance of mineral composition and aging processes on atmospheric ice formation by dust.