Mixed-phase clouds: observations and modeling

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1. Introduction 2. Ice nucleation in mixed-phase clouds 3. Detection of mixed-phase clouds from shortwave and thermal infrared satellite observations 4. Microphysical properties of convectively forced mixed-phase clouds 5. Characterization of mixed-phase clouds: contributions from the field campaigns and ground based networks 6. Spaceborne remote sensing and airborne in situ observations of Arctic mixed-phase clouds 7. Simulations of Arctic mixed-phase boundary layer clouds: Advances in understanding and outstanding questions 8. Subgrid representation of mixed-phase clouds in a General Circulation Model 9. Mixed-phase cloud feedbacks 10. The climatic impact of thermodynamic phase partitioning in mixed-phase clouds.

Front Cover; Mixed-phase Clouds: Observations and Modeling; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1: Introduction; 1. Observations; 2. Modeling; 3. Concluding Remarks; Acknowledgments; References; Part 1: Observations; Chapter 2: Ice Nucleation in Mixed-Phase Clouds; 1. The Relevance of Ice Nucleation to Mixed-Phase Clouds; 1.1. Modes of Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation; 1.2. Ice Nucleation in the Atmosphere; 1.3. Ice Nucleation in Mixed-Phase Clouds; 2. Experimental Methods for Examining Ice Nucleation; 2.1. Wet Dispersion Methods; 2.2. Dry Dispersion Methods; 3. Nucleation Theory.

3.1. Homogeneous Ice Nucleation3.1.1. Classical Description of Homogenous Ice Nucleation; 3.2. Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation; 3.2.1. Application of CNT to Heterogeneous Nucleation; 3.2.2. Single Component Stochastic Models; 3.2.3. Multiple Component Stochastic Models; 3.2.4. Singular Models; 3.2.5. The Framework for Reconciling Observable Stochastic Time-Dependence (FROST); 3.2.6. Comparison and Summary of Models of Heterogeneous Nucleation; 4. Properties of Good Heterogeneous Ice Nucleators; 4.1. The Traditional View of Heterogeneous Ice Nucleation.

4.1.1. Size and Solubility of Heterogeneo…