Ice nucleation in the boreal atmosphere
Ice nucleation in the boreal atmosphere
Editor(s): ACP co-editors | Coordinators: Paul Zieger and Alex Huffman | Co-organizers: Tuukka Petäjä, Benjamin Murray, and Ottmar Möhler
Ice nucleation is a particularly hot topic at the moment in atmospheric sciences, with profound implications for the hydrological cycle and climate. However, the detailed links between the atmospheric aerosol chemical and physical character, ice-nucleating particles (INPs), and the ice nucleation processes in different temperature regimes remain open (e.g. Hoose and Möhler, 2012, Knopf et al., 2018). We performed a comprehensive field study in Hyytiälä, Finland, during 2018 (HyICE campaign) with a clear focus on characterizing the INP concentrations in different temperature ranges with a suite of ice nucleation counters (online and offline). The work was complemented with thorough measurement of physical (size distribution 1 nm–10 um, bioaerosol concentrations) and chemical characteristics (high-resolution AMS) of the atmospheric aerosols from nanometre scale to super-micron sizes done at the Station for Measuring Ecosystem – Atmosphere Relations II (SMEAR II) site. The location provides an excellent facility to study INPs as we can compare our data to the 20-year data set already available at the site. The observation period started in February, with the most intensive INP measurements in March–May 2018. We operated a suite of online ice nucleation counters (SPIN, PINE, PINCII) and performed filter sampling at the ground level, above the canopy, and onboard a research aircraft. We continue the filter sampling providing understanding of the seasonality of INP concentrations in the boreal environment. In SMEAR II we have also the weather radar and lidar capacity to address the cloud microphysics within the clouds. These activities enable us 1) to perform an intercomparison between the ice nucleation chambers, 2) to assess the vertical variability of INPs inside the boundary layer and in the free atmosphere, 3) to connect the observed INP concentrations to physical and chemical parameters and aerosol source apportionment and 4) seasonal variability of the INPs in the boreal context, 5) to connect the ground-based INP measurements to the cloud processes aloft, and 6) to develop parameterizations based on our observations and utilize them in models of various scales.

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22 Oct 2024
Ice-nucleating particles active below −24 °C in a Finnish boreal forest and their relationship to bioaerosols
Franziska Vogel, Michael P. Adams, Larissa Lacher, Polly B. Foster, Grace C. E. Porter, Barbara Bertozzi, Kristina Höhler, Julia Schneider, Tobias Schorr, Nsikanabasi S. Umo, Jens Nadolny, Zoé Brasseur, Paavo Heikkilä, Erik S. Thomson, Nicole Büttner, Martin I. Daily, Romy Fösig, Alexander D. Harrison, Jorma Keskinen, Ulrike Proske, Jonathan Duplissy, Markku Kulmala, Tuukka Petäjä, Ottmar Möhler, and Benjamin J. Murray
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 11737–11757, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11737-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11737-2024, 2024
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10 Oct 2024
Vertical distribution of ice nucleating particles over the boreal forest of Hyytiälä, Finland
Zoé Brasseur, Julia Schneider, Janne Lampilahti, Ville Vakkari, Victoria A. Sinclair, Christina J. Williamson, Carlton Xavier, Dmitri Moisseev, Markus Hartmann, Pyry Poutanen, Markus Lampimäki, Markku Kulmala, Tuukka Petäjä, Katrianne Lehtipalo, Erik S. Thomson, Kristina Höhler, Ottmar Möhler, and Jonathan Duplissy
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 24, 11305–11332, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11305-2024,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-24-11305-2024, 2024
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04 Jan 2024
Measurement report: The ice-nucleating activity of lichen sampled in a northern European boreal forest
Ulrike Proske, Michael P. Adams, Grace C. E. Porter, Mark Holden, Jaana Bäck, and Benjamin J. Murray
EGUsphere, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2780,https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2023-2780, 2024
Revised manuscript accepted for ACP (discussion: final response, 5 comments)
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19 Apr 2022
Measurement report: Introduction to the HyICE-2018 campaign for measurements of ice-nucleating particles and instrument inter-comparison in the Hyytiälä boreal forest
Zoé Brasseur, Dimitri Castarède, Erik S. Thomson, Michael P. Adams, Saskia Drossaart van Dusseldorp, Paavo Heikkilä, Kimmo Korhonen, Janne Lampilahti, Mikhail Paramonov, Julia Schneider, Franziska Vogel, Yusheng Wu, Jonathan P. D. Abbatt, Nina S. Atanasova, Dennis H. Bamford, Barbara Bertozzi, Matthew Boyer, David Brus, Martin I. Daily, Romy Fösig, Ellen Gute, Alexander D. Harrison, Paula Hietala, Kristina Höhler, Zamin A. Kanji, Jorma Keskinen, Larissa Lacher, Markus Lampimäki, Janne Levula, Antti Manninen, Jens Nadolny, Maija Peltola, Grace C. E. Porter, Pyry Poutanen, Ulrike Proske, Tobias Schorr, Nsikanabasi Silas Umo, János Stenszky, Annele Virtanen, Dmitri Moisseev, Markku Kulmala, Benjamin J. Murray, Tuukka Petäjä, Ottmar Möhler, and Jonathan Duplissy
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 22, 5117–5145, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5117-2022,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-22-5117-2022, 2022
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05 Oct 2021
Two-year statistics of columnar-ice production in stratiform clouds over Hyytiälä, Finland: environmental conditions and the relevance to secondary ice production
Haoran Li, Ottmar Möhler, Tuukka Petäjä, and Dmitri Moisseev
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 14671–14686, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-14671-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-14671-2021, 2021
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13 Sep 2021
Supercooled liquid water and secondary ice production in Kelvin–Helmholtz instability as revealed by radar Doppler spectra observations
Haoran Li, Alexei Korolev, and Dmitri Moisseev
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 13593–13608, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13593-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-13593-2021, 2021
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16 Mar 2021
The seasonal cycle of ice-nucleating particles linked to the abundance of biogenic aerosol in boreal forests
Julia Schneider, Kristina Höhler, Paavo Heikkilä, Jorma Keskinen, Barbara Bertozzi, Pia Bogert, Tobias Schorr, Nsikanabasi Silas Umo, Franziska Vogel, Zoé Brasseur, Yusheng Wu, Simo Hakala, Jonathan Duplissy, Dmitri Moisseev, Markku Kulmala, Michael P. Adams, Benjamin J. Murray, Kimmo Korhonen, Liqing Hao, Erik S. Thomson, Dimitri Castarède, Thomas Leisner, Tuukka Petäjä, and Ottmar Möhler
Atmos. Chem. Phys., 21, 3899–3918, https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3899-2021,https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-3899-2021, 2021
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