Not all feldspars are equal: a survey of ice nucleating properties across the feldspar group of minerals

Mineral dust particles from wind-blown soils are known to act as effective ice nucleating particles in the atmosphere and are thought to play an important role in the glaciation of mixed phase clouds. Recent work suggests that feldspars are the most efficient nucleators of the minerals commonly...

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Main Authors: A. D. Harrison, T. F. Whale, M. A. Carpenter, M. A. Holden, L. Neve, D. O'Sullivan, J. Vergara Temprado, B. J. Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-09-01
Series:Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics
Online Access:https://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/16/10927/2016/acp-16-10927-2016.pdf