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Biological ice formation

Ice clouds significantly affect the Earth's radiative forcing, but which particles lie at the core of the ice crystals is a matter of debate. In-flight spectroscopy suggests that biogenic materials contribute to ice formation in clouds.

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Figure 1: A wave cloud.

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Hoose, C. Biological ice formation. Nature Geosci 2, 385–386 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo530

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