Biogenic ice nuclei in boundary layer air over two U.S. high plains agricultural regions

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 117, Issue 17, 2012, Pages

  Garcia, Elvin ^a   Hill, Thomas C J ^b   Prenni, Anthony J ^a   DeMott, Paul J ^a   Franc, Gary D ^a   Kreidenweis, Sonia M ^a  

^a Engineering Research Center and Hydraulics Laboratory   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; BACTERIA; DNA SEQUENCES; GENES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VEGETATION; AGRICULTURE; FARMS; INDIUM;

16S RDNA CLONE LIBRARY; AEROSOL PARTICLES; BIOLOGICAL AEROSOL; BOUNDARY LAYER AIR; CONTINUOUS-FLOW; CORN FIELDS; DIFFUSION CHAMBER; DNA SEQUENCING; DROP FREEZING; FARM SITES; FARMING ACTIVITIES; ICE NUCLEATION; ICE NUCLEI; LARGE POPULATION; NEBRASKA; NUCLEATING ACTIVITY; PLANT SURFACES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; QUANTITATIVE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REAL TIME MEASUREMENTS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; WATER SATURATIONS; BIOLOGICAL PARTICLES; PBAP;

ICE;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURAL LAND; AGRICULTURAL PRACTICE; BACTERIUM; BIOGENIC DEPOSIT; BOUNDARY LAYER; CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEUS; FARM; HARVESTING; ICE CRYSTAL; MAIZE; ORGANIC FARMING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME; SOIL MICROORGANISM; UPLAND REGION; ABUNDANCE; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CLONE; CROP YIELD; DNA; FREEZING; GENE; ICE; NUCLEATION; VEGETATION;

COLORADO; GREAT PLAINS; NEBRASKA; UNITED STATES;

PROTEOBACTERIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84866979632     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/2012JD018343     Document Type: Article

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