Ice nucleation properties of fine ash particles from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April 2010
During the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in the south of Iceland in April/May 2010, about 40 Tg of ash mass were emitted into the atmosphere. It was unclear whether volcanic ash particles with d < 10 μm facilitate the glaciation of clouds. Thus, ice nucleation properties of volcanic as...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:6ff994c36d0347b89848a21d2b78a9a2 2023-05-15T16:09:28+02:00 Ice nucleation properties of fine ash particles from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April 2010 I. Steinke O. Möhler A. Kiselev M. Niemand H. Saathoff M. Schnaiter J. Skrotzki C. Hoose T. Leisner 2011-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12945-2011 https://doaj.org/article/6ff994c36d0347b89848a21d2b78a9a2 EN eng Copernicus Publications http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/11/12945/2011/acp-11-12945-2011.pdf https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7316 https://doaj.org/toc/1680-7324 doi:10.5194/acp-11-12945-2011 1680-7316 1680-7324 https://doaj.org/article/6ff994c36d0347b89848a21d2b78a9a2 Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, Vol 11, Iss 24, Pp 12945-12958 (2011) Physics QC1-999 Chemistry QD1-999 article 2011 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-11-12945-2011 2022-12-31T13:44:33Z During the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in the south of Iceland in April/May 2010, about 40 Tg of ash mass were emitted into the atmosphere. It was unclear whether volcanic ash particles with d < 10 μm facilitate the glaciation of clouds. Thus, ice nucleation properties of volcanic ash particles were investigated in AIDA (Aerosol Interaction and Dynamics in the Atmosphere) cloud chamber experiments simulating atmospherically relevant conditions. The ash sample that was used for our experiments had been collected at a distance of 58 km from the Eyjafjallajökull during the eruption period in April 2010. The temperature range covered by our ice nucleation experiments extended from 219 to 264 K, and both ice nucleation via immersion freezing and deposition nucleation could be observed. Immersion freezing was first observed at 252 K, whereas the deposition nucleation onset lay at 242 K and RH ice =126%. About 0.1% of the volcanic ash particles were active as immersion freezing nuclei at a temperature of 249 K. For deposition nucleation, an ice fraction of 0.1% was observed at around 233 K and RH ice =116%. Taking ice-active surface site densities as a measure for the ice nucleation efficiency, volcanic ash particles are similarly efficient ice nuclei in immersion freezing mode ( n s,imm ~ 10 9 m −2 at 247 K) compared to certain mineral dusts. For deposition nucleation, the observed ice-active surface site densities n s,dep were found to be 10 11 m −2 at 224 K and RH ice =116%. Thus, volcanic ash particles initiate deposition nucleation more efficiently than Asian and Saharan dust but appear to be poorer ice nuclei than ATD particles. Based on the experimental data, we have derived ice-active surface site densities as a function of temperature for immersion freezing and of relative humidity over ice and temperature for deposition nucleation. Article in Journal/Newspaper Eyjafjallajökull Iceland Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics 11 24 12945 12958 |
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During the eruption of the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in the south of Iceland in April/May 2010, about 40 Tg of ash mass were emitted into the atmosphere. It was unclear whether volcanic ash particles with d < 10 μm facilitate the glaciation of clouds. Thus, ice nucleation properties of volcanic ash particles were investigated in AIDA (Aerosol Interaction and Dynamics in the Atmosphere) cloud chamber experiments simulating atmospherically relevant conditions. The ash sample that was used for our experiments had been collected at a distance of 58 km from the Eyjafjallajökull during the eruption period in April 2010. The temperature range covered by our ice nucleation experiments extended from 219 to 264 K, and both ice nucleation via immersion freezing and deposition nucleation could be observed. Immersion freezing was first observed at 252 K, whereas the deposition nucleation onset lay at 242 K and RH ice =126%. About 0.1% of the volcanic ash particles were active as immersion freezing nuclei at a temperature of 249 K. For deposition nucleation, an ice fraction of 0.1% was observed at around 233 K and RH ice =116%. Taking ice-active surface site densities as a measure for the ice nucleation efficiency, volcanic ash particles are similarly efficient ice nuclei in immersion freezing mode ( n s,imm ~ 10 9 m −2 at 247 K) compared to certain mineral dusts. For deposition nucleation, the observed ice-active surface site densities n s,dep were found to be 10 11 m −2 at 224 K and RH ice =116%. Thus, volcanic ash particles initiate deposition nucleation more efficiently than Asian and Saharan dust but appear to be poorer ice nuclei than ATD particles. Based on the experimental data, we have derived ice-active surface site densities as a function of temperature for immersion freezing and of relative humidity over ice and temperature for deposition nucleation. |
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Ice nucleation properties of fine ash particles from the Eyjafjallajökull eruption in April 2010 |
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