Rare temperature histories and cirrus ice number density in a parcel and a one-dimensional model

A parcel and a one-dimensional model are used to investigate the temperature dependence of ice crystal number density. The number of ice crystals initially formed in a cold cirrus cloud is very sensitive to the nucleation mechanism and the detailed history of cooling rates during nucleation. A possi...

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Main Author: D. M. Murphy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2014-12-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/14/13013/2014/acp-14-13013-2014.pdf