Laboratory evidence for volume-dominated nucleation of ice in supercooled water microdroplets
Résumé
We report on measurements of the rate of homogeneous ice nucleation in supercooled water microdroplets levitated in an electrodynamic balance. By comparison of the freezing probability for droplets of radius 49 µm and 19 µm, we are able to conclude that homogeneous freezing is a volume-proportional process and that surface nucleation might only be important, if at all, for much smaller droplets.
Domaines
Océan, Atmosphère
Origine : Accord explicite pour ce dépôt
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