Open AccessIce Initiation in Natural Clouds
Author(s) -
William A. Cooper
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
meteorological monographs
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.32
H-Index - 3
eISSN - 1943-3646
pISSN - 0065-9401
DOI - 10.1175/0065-9401-21.43.29
Subject(s) - nucleation , ice formation , precipitation , ice nucleus , ice crystals , natural (archaeology) , atmospheric sciences , geology , climatology , astrobiology , environmental science , meteorology , physics , thermodynamics , paleontology
Selected concentrations of ice crystal concentrations attributable to nucleation are compiled and summarized. The variability in the observations is discussed, and some conclusions related to natural precipitation formation and to seedability are discussed.