Yu Xi

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated the properties and concentrations of ice-nucleating particles (INPs) in ocean surface waters and found that the INPs were likely heat-labile biological materials between 0.22 and 0.02 µm in diameter.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors report daily concentrations of ice-nucleating particles (INPs) in the immersion freezing mode and tracers of mineral dust (Al, Fe,Ti, and Mn), sea spray aerosol ( Na+ and Cl− ), and anthropogenic aerosol tracers (Zn, Pb, NO 3 -, NH 4 +, and non-sea-salt), at Alert, Canada, during a 3-week campaign in March 2016.

TL;DR: In this article, the most abundant types of ice nucleating particles in the atmosphere are mined from mineral dust particles and these particles can be coated with water-soluble solutes.

TL;DR: The number of INSs per mass of DOC for the supernatant samples were lower than those reported previously for the sea surface microlayer and bulk sea water collected in the Arctic and Atlantic, and possible candidates for these INSs include protein containing nanogels.

TL;DR: In this paper , the ice nucleating ability of airborne glaciers outwash sediments was investigated. But the authors did not consider the effects of airborne dust from glacier outwash on clouds and climate at high latitudes.