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The decay of the ice‐nucleating properties of silver iodide released from a mountain top
Author(s) -
Smith E. J.,
Heffernan K. J.
Publication year - 1956
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.49708235306
Subject(s) - daytime , silver iodide , iodide , ice nucleus , plume , environmental chemistry , chemistry , nucleation , environmental science , atmospheric sciences , geology , meteorology , inorganic chemistry , layer (electronics) , physics , organic chemistry , silver halide
Abstract Silver‐iodide freezing nuclei, together with a tracer of zinc‐sulphide particles, were released from a mountain top and detected in an aircraft. The ice‐nucleating properties of the silver iodide decayed in the daytime but not at night. The ambient temperature did not appear to affect the daytime rate of decay. The top of the smoke plume rose no higher than in previous experiments when it was released from a flat plain.