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DOI	10.5194/acp-20-683-2020
	Modelling the effect of condensed-phase diffusion on the homogeneous nucleation of ice in ultra-viscous particles
	Fowler K.; Connolly P.; Topping D.
发表日期	2020
ISSN	1680-7316
起始页码	683
结束页码	698
卷号	20 期号:2
英文摘要	Computational models of cloud formation typically use homogeneous nucleation to predict the ice nucleated in supercooled water. However, the existence of ultra-viscous organic aerosol in the upper troposphere has offered alternative ice nucleation pathways, which have been observed in laboratory studies. The possible effects of aerosol viscosity on cloud microphysical properties have traditionally been interpreted from simple model simulations of an individual aerosol particle based on equilibration timescales. In this study, to gain insight into the formation of ice in an ensemble of ultra-viscous aerosol particles, we have developed the first cloud parcel model with bin microphysics to simulate condensed phase diffusion through each individual aerosol particle. Our findings demonstrate, for the first time, the complex relationship between the rate of ice formation and the viscosity of secondary organic aerosol, driven by two competing effects-which cannot be explained using existing modelling approaches. The first is inhibition of homogeneous ice nucleation below 200 K, due to restricted particle growth and low water volume. The second occurs at temperatures between 200 and 220 K, where water molecules are slightly more mobile, and a layer of water condenses on the outside of the particle, causing an increase in the number of frozen aerosol particles. Our new model provides a basis to better understand and simulate ice cloud formation on a larger scale, addressing a major source of uncertainty in climate modelling through the representation of microphysical cloud processes. © 2020 Author(s).
语种	英语
scopus关键词	aerosol; atmospheric convection; cloud microphysics; condensation; homogeneity; ice; nucleation; source apportionment
来源期刊	ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
文献类型	期刊论文
条目标识符	http://gcip.llas.ac.cn/handle/2XKMVOVA/248036
作者单位	Centre for Atmospheric Science, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714	Fowler K.,Connolly P.,Topping D.. Modelling the effect of condensed-phase diffusion on the homogeneous nucleation of ice in ultra-viscous particles[J],2020,20(2).
APA	Fowler K.,Connolly P.,&Topping D..(2020).Modelling the effect of condensed-phase diffusion on the homogeneous nucleation of ice in ultra-viscous particles.ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS,20(2).
MLA	Fowler K.,et al."Modelling the effect of condensed-phase diffusion on the homogeneous nucleation of ice in ultra-viscous particles".ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS 20.2(2020).