Ice nucleating properties of airborne dust from an actively retreating glacier in Yukon, Canada
Yu Xi, Cuishan Xu, Arnold Downey, Robin Stevens, Jill Bachelder, James King, Patrick L. Hayes, Allan K. Bertram
Abstract
Airborne dust from the Kaskawulsh Glacier outwash sediments contains effective INPs. The concentrations and properties of the INPs were investigated.
Topics & Concepts
GlacierPhysical geographyCryosphereIce nucleusMineral dustGlacier mass balanceEnvironmental scienceGeologyEarth scienceClimatologyAtmospheric sciencesMeteorologyGeographyAerosolNucleationChemistrySea iceOrganic chemistryAtmospheric chemistry and aerosolsCryospheric studies and observationsPolar Research and Ecology