Ice nucleation efficiency of AgI: review and new insights

AgI is one of the best-investigated ice-nucleating substances. It has relevance for the atmosphere since it is used for glaciogenic cloud seeding. Theoretical and experimental studies over the last 60 years provide a complex picture of silver iodide as an ice-nucleating agent with conflicting and...

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Main Authors: C. Marcolli, B. Nagare, A. Welti, U. Lohmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-07-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/8915/2016/acp-16-8915-2016.pdf