Heat sensitivity of ice nuclei in fresh snow collected in Kanazawa, Japan

Kazutaka Hara, Ayumi Iwata, Atsushi Matsuki

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Abstract

Immersion freezing tests of fresh snow collected in Kanazawa, Japan was conducted. The snow samples were melted at 4°C and tested between-5 to-12°C with non-treatment, with heat treatment at 40°C and with heat treatment at 90°C. Detected numbers of ice nuclei in the snow decreased as the temperature of heat treatments increases. Additionally, numbers of ice nuclei with non-treatment and with heat treatment at 40°C were predominant over-9°C. These results suggest that ice nuclei in fresh snow including biological ice nuclei are more sensitive to temperature less than or equal to 40°C.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationNucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols - 19th International Conference
Pages903-905
Number of pages3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013 May 14
Externally publishedYes
Event19th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols, ICNAA 2013 - Fort Collins, CO, United States
Duration: 2013 Jun 232013 Jun 28

Publication series

NameAIP Conference Proceedings
Volume1527
ISSN (Print)0094-243X
ISSN (Electronic)1551-7616

Other

Other19th International Conference on Nucleation and Atmospheric Aerosols, ICNAA 2013
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFort Collins, CO
Period13/6/2313/6/28

Keywords

  • heat sensitivity
  • ice nuclei
  • immersion freezing
  • snow

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physics and Astronomy(all)

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