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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1143-2021
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https://doi.org/10.5194/amt-14-1143-2021
© Author(s) 2021. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Research article
| 
12 Feb 2021
Research article |
| 12 Feb 2021
| 12 Feb 2021
The Portable Ice Nucleation Experiment (PINE): a new online instrument for laboratory studies and automated long-term field observations of ice-nucleating particles
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Michael Adams
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Larissa Lacher
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Franziska Vogel
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Jens Nadolny
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Romy Ullrich
Institute of Meteorology and Climate Research, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Karlsruhe, Germany
Cristian Boffo
Bilfinger Noell GmbH, Würzburg, Germany
Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, Batavia, IL, USA
Tatjana Pfeuffer
Bilfinger Noell GmbH, Würzburg, Germany
Achim Hobl
Bilfinger Noell GmbH, Würzburg, Germany
Maximilian Weiß
Palas GmbH, Karlsruhe, Germany
Hemanth S. K. Vepuri
Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX, USA
Naruki Hiranuma
Department of Life, Earth and Environmental Sciences, West Texas A&M University, Canyon, TX, USA
Benjamin J. Murray
School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
Data sets
Data sets to research article by Möhler et al. “The portable ice nucleation experiment PINE: a new online instrument for laboratory studies and automated long-term field observations of ice-nucleating particles” O. Möhler, M. Adams, L. Lacher, F. Vogel, J. Nadolny, R. Fösig, C. Boffo, T. Pfeuffer, A. Hobl, M. Weis, H. S. K. Vepuri, N. Hiranuma, and B. J. Murray https://doi.org/10.5445/IR/1000122157
Short summary
The Earth's climate is influenced by clouds, which are impacted by ice-nucleating particles (INPs), a minor fraction of atmospheric aerosols. INPs induce ice formation in clouds and thus often initiate precipitation formation. The Portable Ice Nucleation Experiment (PINE) is the first fully automated instrument to study cloud ice formation and to obtain long-term records of INPs. This is a timely development, and the capabilities it offers for research and atmospheric monitoring are significant.
The Earth's climate is influenced by clouds, which are impacted by ice-nucleating particles...
