TABLE 2.
Average differential concentrations of total, biological, and bacterial INPs
Temp of activation (°C) | Total INP concn (mean ± SE) (liter−1 precipitation)a | Biological INP concn (mean ± SE) (liter−1 precipitation)b | % of total INP | Bacterial INP concn (mean ± SE) (liter−1 precipitation)c | % of total INP |
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−4 | 2 ± 1 | 2 ± 1 | 100 | 2 ± 1 | 100 |
−5 | 11 ± 6 | 11 ± 6 | 100 | 10 ± 5 | 91 |
−6 | 61 ± 11 | 60 ± 11 | 98 | 35 ± 6 | 57 |
−7 | 174 ± 41 | 169 ± 41 | 97 | 108 ± 31 | 62 |
−8 | 231 ± 64 | 223 ± 64 | 97 | 118 ± 42 | 51 |
−9 | 349 ± 103 | 332 ± 101 | 95 | 160 ± 72 | 46 |
−10 | 520 ± 161 | 460 ± 155 | 88 | 211 ± 54 | 41 |
−11 | 1,030 ± 156 | 679 ± 121 | 66 | 523 ± 119 | 51 |
−12 | 2,700 ± 341 | 1,530 ± 227 | 57 | 941 ± 153 | 35 |
−13 | 5,200 ± 464 | 2,890 ± 326 | 56 | 2,060 ± 277 | 40 |
−14 | 5,650 ± 496 | 2,800 ± 359 | 50 | 2,830 ± 480 | 50 |
−15 | 2,090 ± 190 | 724 ± 119 | 35 | 1,020 ± 218 | 49 |
Cumulative INP | 16,200 ± 954 | 9,020 ± 773 | 56 | 6,620 ± 660 | 41 |
Total INP was as follows: −4 to –12°C, n = 61; –13°C, n = 56; –14°C, n = 48; and –15°C, n = 44.
Biological INP was as follows: −4 to –12°C, n = 61; –13°C, n = 56; –14°C, n = 48; and –15°C, n = 44.
Bacterial INP was as follows: −4 to –12°C, n = 54; –13°C, n = 44; –14°C, n = 37; and –15°C, n = 34.