Table 1 Total IN concentration and decreased proportion of IN in crude rainwater under filtration treatment at −6 °C, −8 °C, and −10 °C.

From: Evidence for a missing source of efficient ice nuclei

Sample

Onset freezing temperature (°C)

Onset freezing temperature after filtration treatment (°C)

Decrease of onset freezing temperature by filtration treatment (°C)

IN mL−1 [total (% filtration -sensitive)]

Temperature (°C)

−6

−8

−10

2011-08

−3.2

−5.8

2.6

11 (92)

66 (43)

202 (30)

2012-05

−5.0

−5.4

0.4

26 (100)

256 (85)

385 (63)

2012-06

−5.2

−5.8

0.6

5 (55)

44 (50)

147 (31)

2012-07

−3.6

−6.2

2.6

18 (100)

71 (85)

161 (58)

2012-08

−5.0

−7.0

2.0

16 (100)

151 (95)

436 (89)

2013-05

−3.6

−3.8

0.2

32 (33)

143 (33)

237 (13)

2013-06

−4.2

−4.8

0.6

13 (97)

85 (85)

190 (66)

2013-07

−3.6

−4.4

0.8

26 (18)

109 (7)

184 (2)

2013-08

−2.8

−3.4

0.6

52 (1)

155 (18)

252 (12)

PS

−3

−15.6

12.6

326 (100)