Secondary ice production during the break-up of freezing water drops on impact with ice particles

James, Rachel L.; Phillips, Vaughan T. J.; Connolly, Paul J.

doi:10.5194/acp-21-18519-2021

Title: Secondary ice production during the break-up of freezing water drops on impact with ice particles

Journal Article · 20 December 2021 · Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online)

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-21-18519-2021 · OSTI ID:1836873

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; Connolly, Paul J.

Abstract. We provide the first dedicated laboratory study of collisions of supercooled water drops with ice particles as a secondary ice production mechanism. We experimentally investigated collisions of supercooled water drops (∼ 5 mm in diameter) with ice particles of a similar size (∼ 6 mm in diameter) placed on a glass slide at temperatures >-12 ∘C. Our results showed that secondary drops were generated during both the spreading and retraction phase of the supercooled water drop impact. The secondary drops generated during the spreading phase were emitted too fast to quantify. However, quantification of the secondary drops generated during the retraction phase with diameters >0.1 mm showed that 5–10 secondary drops formed per collision, with approximately 30 % of the secondary drops freezing over a temperature range between −4 and −12 ∘C. Our results suggest that this secondary ice production mechanism may be significant for ice formation in atmospheric clouds containing large supercooled drops and ice particles.

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Research Organization:: ARM Data Center, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: National Environment Research Council; USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC)

Contributing Organization:: ANL; BNL; ORNL; PNNL

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0018932

OSTI ID:: 1836873

Journal Information:: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online), Journal Name: Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics (Online) Journal Issue: 24 Vol. 21; ISSN 1680-7324

Publisher:: Copernicus GmbHCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: Germany

Language:: English

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