ACP Role of Kfeldspar and quartz in global ice nucleation by mineral ...
Abstract. Icenucleating particles (INPs) enable ice formation, profoundly affecting the microphysical and radiative properties, lifetimes, and precipitation rates of clouds. Mineral dust emitted from arid regions, particularly potassiumcontaining feldspar (Kfeldspar), has been shown to be a very effective INP through immersion freezing in mixedphase clouds. However, despite the fact that ...