STORMVEX. Ice Nuclei and Cloud Condensation Nuclei Characterization Field Campaign Report

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DOI	10.2172/1248490
报告编号	DOE/SC-ARM--15-052
来源ID	OSTI ID: 1248490
	STORMVEX. Ice Nuclei and Cloud Condensation Nuclei Characterization Field Campaign Report
	Cziczo, D.
	2016-03-01
出版年	2016
页数	11
语种	英语
国家	美国
领域	地球科学
英文摘要	The relationship between aerosol particles and the formation of clouds is among the most uncertain aspects in our current understanding of climate change. Warm clouds have been the most extensively studied, in large part because they are normally close to the Earthâs surface and only contain large concentrations of liquid droplets. Ice and mixed-phase clouds have been less studied even though they have extensive global coverage and dominate precipitation formation. Because they require low temperatures to form, both cloud types are infrequently found at ground level, resulting in more difficult field studies. Complex mixtures of liquid and ice elements, normally at much lower concentrations than found in warm clouds, require precise separation techniques and accurate identification of phase. Because they have proved so difficult to study, the climatic impact of ice-containing clouds remains unresolved. In this study, cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) concentrations and associated single particlesâ composition and size were measured at a high-elevation research siteâStorm Peak Lab, east of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, operated by the Desert Research Institute. Detailed composition analyses were presented to compare CCN activation with single-particle composition. In collaboration with the scientists of the Storm Peak Lab Cloud Property Validation Experiment (STORMVEX), our goal was to relate these findings to the cloud characteristics and the effect of anthropogenic activities.
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来源平台	US Department of Energy (DOE)
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文献类型	科技报告
条目标识符	http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/7381
专题	地球科学
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Cziczo, D.. STORMVEX. Ice Nuclei and Cloud Condensation Nuclei Characterization Field Campaign Report,2016.