The formation of ice particles in the Earth's atmosphere strongly affects the properties of
clouds and their impact on climate. Despite the importance of ice formation in determining …

A small subset of the atmospheric aerosol population has the ability to induce ice formation
at conditions under which ice would not form without them (heterogeneous ice nucleation) …

Ice particle formation in tropospheric clouds significantly changes cloud radiative and
microphysical properties. Ice nucleation in the troposphere via homogeneous freezing …

Mineral dust aerosol is one of the major types of aerosol present in the troposphere. The
molecular level interactions of water vapor with mineral dust are of global significance …

Aerosols are a critical factor in the atmospheric hydrological cycle and radiation budget. As a
major agent for clouds to form and a significant attenuator of solar radiation, aerosols affect …

Mineral dust plays a pivotal role in the Earth's system. Dust modulates the global energy
budget directly via its interactions with radiation and indirectly via its influence on cloud and …

In climate and weather models, the quantitative description of aerosol and cloud processes
relies on simplified assumptions. This contributes major uncertainties to the prediction of …

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 …

Clouds composed of both ice particles and supercooled liquid water droplets exist at
temperatures above~ 236 K. These mixed phase clouds, which strongly impact climate, are …

Atmospheric dust rich in illite is transported globally from arid regions and impacts cloud
properties through the nucleation of ice. We present measurements of ice nucleation in …