Ice-Nucleating Particle Concentrations and Sources in Rainwater over the Third Pole, Tibetan Plateau

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Autori principali: Chen, Jie, Wu, Zhijun, Wu, Guangming, Gong, Xianda, Wang, Feng, Chen, Jingchuan, Shi, Guo Liang, Hu, Min, Cong, Zhiyuan
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author Chen, Jie
Wu, Zhijun
Wu, Guangming
Gong, Xianda
Wang, Feng
Chen, Jingchuan
Shi, Guo Liang
Hu, Min
Cong, Zhiyuan
author_facet Chen, Jie
Wu, Zhijun
Wu, Guangming
Gong, Xianda
Wang, Feng
Chen, Jingchuan
Shi, Guo Liang
Hu, Min
Cong, Zhiyuan
collection Datos científicos de ciencias marinas y ambientales
contents The ice-nucleating particles (INPs) modulate the microphysics and radiative properties of clouds. However, less is known concerning their abundance and sources in the most pristine and climatic sensitive regions, such as the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Here, to our best knowledge, we conduct the first investigation on INPs in rainwater collected in the TP region under mixed-phase cloud conditions. The INP concentrations vary from 0.002 to 0.675 L-1 Air over the temperature range from -7.1 to -27.5 °C, being within the INP spectra derived from precipitation under worldwide geophysical conditions, and are also comparable to those in the Arctic region. The heating-sensitive INPs account for 57%±30% of the observed INPs at -20 °C, and become increasingly important at warmer temperature regime, indicating biogenic particles as major contributors to INPs above -20 °C over the TP, especially, on the day with additional input of biogenic materials carried by dust particles. Chemical analysis demonstrates the rainwater components are mixture of dust particles, marine aerosol, and anthropogenic pollutants. Dust particles transported from the surrounding deserts and originated from ground surface of TP may contribute to the heating-resistant INPs at temperatures below -20 °C.
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spellingShingle Ice-Nucleating Particle Concentrations and Sources in Rainwater over the Third Pole, Tibetan Plateau
Chen, Jie
Wu, Zhijun
Wu, Guangming
Gong, Xianda
Wang, Feng
Chen, Jingchuan
Shi, Guo Liang
Hu, Min
Cong, Zhiyuan
Ice Nucleating Particle; Rainwater; Tibetan Plateau
The ice-nucleating particles (INPs) modulate the microphysics and radiative properties of clouds. However, less is known concerning their abundance and sources in the most pristine and climatic sensitive regions, such as the Tibetan Plateau (TP). Here, to our best knowledge, we conduct the first investigation on INPs in rainwater collected in the TP region under mixed-phase cloud conditions. The INP concentrations vary from 0.002 to 0.675 L-1 Air over the temperature range from -7.1 to -27.5 °C, being within the INP spectra derived from precipitation under worldwide geophysical conditions, and are also comparable to those in the Arctic region. The heating-sensitive INPs account for 57%±30% of the observed INPs at -20 °C, and become increasingly important at warmer temperature regime, indicating biogenic particles as major contributors to INPs above -20 °C over the TP, especially, on the day with additional input of biogenic materials carried by dust particles. Chemical analysis demonstrates the rainwater components are mixture of dust particles, marine aerosol, and anthropogenic pollutants. Dust particles transported from the surrounding deserts and originated from ground surface of TP may contribute to the heating-resistant INPs at temperatures below -20 °C.
title Ice-Nucleating Particle Concentrations and Sources in Rainwater over the Third Pole, Tibetan Plateau
topic Ice Nucleating Particle; Rainwater; Tibetan Plateau
url https://doi.org/10.1594/PANGAEA.923856