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Title: Laboratory Investigation of Contact Freezing and the Aerosol to Ice Crystal Transformation Process

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1162184· OSTI ID:1162184
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  1. Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)

This project has been focused on the following objectives: 1. Investigations of the physical processes governing immersion versus contact nucleation, specifically surface-induced crystallization; 2. Development of a quadrupole particle trap with full thermodynamic control over the temperature range 0 to –40 °C and precisely controlled water vapor saturation ratios for continuous, single-particle measurement of the aerosol to ice crystal transformation process for realistic ice nuclei; 3. Understanding the role of ice nucleation in determining the microphysical properties of mixed-phase clouds, within a framework that allows bridging between laboratory and field measurements.

Research Organization:
Michigan Technological Univ., Houghton, MI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)
DOE Contract Number:
SC0006949
OSTI ID:
1162184
Report Number(s):
DOE-MTU-0006949
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English