Perspectives on the Future of Ice Nucleation Research: Research Needs and Unanswered Questions Identified from Two International Workshops

Autor(en)

Ivan Coluzza, Jessie Creamean, Michel J. Rossi, Heike Wex, Peter Aaron Alpert, Valentino Bianco, Yvonne Boose, Christoph Dellago, Laura Felgitsch, Janine Froehlich-Nowoisky, Hartmut Herrmann, Swetlana Jungblut, Zamin A. Kanji, Georg Menzl, Bruce Moffett, Clemens Moritz, Anke Mutzel, Ulrich Poeschl, Michael Schauperl, Jan Scheel, Emiliano Stopelli, Frank Stratmann, Hinrich Grothe, David G. Schmale

Abstrakt

There has been increasing interest in ice nucleation research in the last decade. To identify important gaps in our knowledge of ice nucleation processes and their impacts, two international workshops on ice nucleation were held in Vienna, Austria in 2015 and 2016. Experts from these workshops identified the following research needs: (1) uncovering the molecular identity of active sites for ice nucleation; (2) the importance of modeling for the understanding of heterogeneous ice nucleation; (3) identifying and quantifying contributions of biological ice nuclei from natural and managed environments; (4) examining the role of aging in ice nuclei; (5) conducting targeted sampling campaigns in clouds; and (6) designing lab and field experiments to increase our understanding of the role of ice-nucleating particles in the atmosphere. Interdisciplinary teams of scientists should work together to establish and maintain a common, unified language for ice nucleation research. A number of commercial applications benefit from ice nucleation research, including the production of artificial snow, the freezing and preservation of water-containing food products, and the potential modulation of weather. Additional work is needed to increase our understanding of ice nucleation processes and potential impacts on precipitation, water availability, climate change, crop health, and feedback cycles. 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.

Organisation(en)

Computergestützte Physik und Physik der Weichen Materie, Institut für Lehrer*innenbildung

Externe Organisation(en)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, University of Colorado, Boulder, Paul Scherrer Institute, Leibniz-Institut für Troposphärenforschung, Université Claude-Bernard-Lyon-I, Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich, Technische Universität Wien, Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie (Otto-Hahn-Institut), Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, Universität Basel, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University , Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck

Journal

Atmosphere

Band

8

Anzahl der Seiten

28

ISSN

2073-4433

DOI

https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos8080138

Publikationsdatum

07-2017

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

104011 Materialchemie, 103039 Aerosolphysik, 105208 Atmosphärenchemie

Schlagwörter

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Environmental Science (miscellaneous)

Sustainable Development Goals

SDG 13 – Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz

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