The formation of ice in clouds and the impact on climate

这个博士项目的目的是了解大气中的冰成核颗粒如何影响云和气候。云中冰的形成是地球气候系统中最不为人所知的方面之一。最近在计算机模型、实验室测量和卫星观测方面取得的进展使人们能够详细探讨冰的形成对气候系统的影响。该项目将综合利用最新的冰成核粒子实验室测量、新的实地测量、高分辨率模型模拟、全球气候模型模拟和卫星观测。

The aim of this PhD project is to understand how ice-nucleating particles in the atmosphere affect clouds and climate. The formation of ice in clouds is one of the least well-understood aspects of the Earth's climate system. Recent advances in computer models, laboratory measurements and satellite observations now enable the effects of ice formation on the climate system to be explored in detail. The project will use a combination of the latest laboratory measurements of ice-nucleating particles, new field measurements, high-resolution model simulations, global climate model simulations and satellite observations.