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- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Physical)/BioGeoChemistry_(LibreTexts)/03%3A_The_Atmosphere/3.05%3A_Atmospheric_Composition/3.5.01%3A_Atmospheric_CompositionKey features of the gases include their compressibility, their transparency in the visible, their momentum, and their heat capacity. Water vapor has the additional important feature of existing in the...Key features of the gases include their compressibility, their transparency in the visible, their momentum, and their heat capacity. Water vapor has the additional important feature of existing in the vapor, liquid, and solid phases in the atmosphere and on Earth’s surface. The most important properties of small particles include their ability to dissolve in water in order to be Cloud Condensation Nuclei or to maintain a lattice structure similar to ice to be Ice Nuclei.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Courses/Coastline_College/Environmental_Geology_for_CBE/07%3A_Earths_Atmosphere_Carbon_and_Nitrogen_Cycles_and_Weather_and_Climate/7.02%3A_Layers_of_the_AtmosphereThe Earth’s atmosphere is broken down into five layers with unique properties. From the Earth's surface up toward space, they are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere...The Earth’s atmosphere is broken down into five layers with unique properties. From the Earth's surface up toward space, they are the troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Meteorology_and_Climate_Science/Practical_Meteorology_(Stull)/07%3A_Precipitation_Processes/7.02%3A_Nucleation_of_Liquid_DropletsNucleation (the creation of new droplets) in clean air is called homogeneous nucleation. We will show that homogeneous nucleation is virtually impossible in the real atmosphere and can be neglected. N...Nucleation (the creation of new droplets) in clean air is called homogeneous nucleation. We will show that homogeneous nucleation is virtually impossible in the real atmosphere and can be neglected. Nucleation of cloud droplets by water vapor condensing on tiny dust particles in the air is called heterogeneous nucleation. Even with heterogeneous nucleation, there is a barrier to droplet formation that must first be overcome.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Meteorology_and_Climate_Science/Book%3A_Fundamentals_of_Atmospheric_Science_(Brune)/04%3A_Atmospheric_Composition/4.06%3A_Where_do_Cloud_Condensation_Nuclei_(CCN)_come_fromAtmospheric particles come from many different sources. Good cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) must be small particles, so that they do not settle too fast, and must be hydrophilic, which means that wat...Atmospheric particles come from many different sources. Good cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) must be small particles, so that they do not settle too fast, and must be hydrophilic, which means that water can stick. They can be either soluble (i.e., dissolvable in water), or insoluble, but most are soluble.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Geography_(Physical)/BioGeoChemistry_(LibreTexts)/03%3A_The_Atmosphere/3.05%3A_Atmospheric_Composition/3.5.06%3A_Where_do_Cloud_Condensation_Nuclei_(CCN)_come_fromAtmospheric particles come from many different sources. Good cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) must be small particles, so that they do not settle too fast, and must be hydrophilic, which means that wat...Atmospheric particles come from many different sources. Good cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) must be small particles, so that they do not settle too fast, and must be hydrophilic, which means that water can stick. They can be either soluble (i.e., dissolvable in water), or insoluble, but most are soluble.
- https://geo.libretexts.org/Bookshelves/Meteorology_and_Climate_Science/Book%3A_Fundamentals_of_Atmospheric_Science_(Brune)/04%3A_Atmospheric_Composition/4.01%3A_Atmospheric_CompositionKey features of the gases include their compressibility, their transparency in the visible, their momentum, and their heat capacity. Water vapor has the additional important feature of existing in the...Key features of the gases include their compressibility, their transparency in the visible, their momentum, and their heat capacity. Water vapor has the additional important feature of existing in the vapor, liquid, and solid phases in the atmosphere and on Earth’s surface. The most important properties of small particles include their ability to dissolve in water in order to be Cloud Condensation Nuclei or to maintain a lattice structure similar to ice to be Ice Nuclei.
