Cold skies: Researchers increase our understanding of how ice clouds form

Wednesday, November 3, 2010 - 16:00 in Earth & Climate

(PhysOrg.com) -- A team of atmospheric researchers designed a new computational module that helps scientists better understand how ice crystals form in the atmosphere. The team, including Dr. Xiaohong Liu and Dr. Steve Ghan of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, showed that ice crystal formation depends on both aerosols and humidity.

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