INPECT-2
CSU
(NSF)-CU (NSF)-NOAA-NPS-U. Wyoming-DRI
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The focus of this research is to investigate physical and chemical influences on free tropospheric populations of aerosols involved in the formation of ice clouds, including heterogeneous ice nuclei (IN) and soluble aerosols which can freeze homogeneously in upper tropospheric conditions. This research extends specialized studies (see INSPECT study web page) of the spectroscopy of ice forming nuclei to discern factors contributing to their sources, abundance and effectiveness. The primary component of this work is a field study to be conducted during Spring 2004 at a mountaintop laboratory in Colorado, at 3.2 km MSL, with exposure to free tropospheric air and minimal nearby urban influences. Details of the project motivation and plans are provided below. This is a collaborative study involving Colorado State University’s Department of Atmospheric Science (Sonia Kreidenweis and Paul DeMott, PI’s), NOAA-CIRES and the NOAA Aeronomy Laboratory's Meteorological Chemistry Group (Dan Cziczo and Daniel Murphy, PI’s), the University of Colorado’s Aerosol Mass Spectrometry group (Jose Jimenez, PI). Also collaborating to provide critical data are the University of California-Davis Crocker Nuclear Laboratory (via the National Parks Service administered IMPROVE program), the University of Wyoming’s Cloud Chemistry and Physics Workgroup (Jeff Snider), and the Desert Research Institute's Storm Peak Laboratory (Randy Borys, Director).
This research is sponsored in part by the National Science Foundation Division of Atmospheric Sciences under grant ATM-03343228. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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