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The capture of ions by ice particles
Author(s) -
Chalmers J. Alan
Publication year - 1947
Publication title -
quarterly journal of the royal meteorological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.744
H-Index - 143
eISSN - 1477-870X
pISSN - 0035-9009
DOI - 10.1002/qj.49707331707
Subject(s) - ion , water ice , falling (accident) , ice nucleus , clear ice , environmental science , ice water , meteorology , atmospheric sciences , physics , geology , astrobiology , arctic ice pack , thermodynamics , sea ice , antarctic sea ice , medicine , environmental health , quantum mechanics , nucleation , geotechnical engineering
Abstract The application of Wilson's process of ion capture by falling drops is extended to the case of ice particles, and it is shown how the results differ from those with water drops. Although ice particles in clouds can operate in Wilson's process, arguments are given against this being the agency by which the separation of charge occurs in clouds.