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. 2020 Oct 1;11:4834. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-18424-6

Fig. 5. Ambient concentrations of ice nucleating particles.

Fig. 5

Potential ambient concentrations of isoprene-derived depositional ice nucleating particles (INPs) in a a tropical convective outflow system, and b typical low and mid-latitude environments. Cirrus altitudes are derived from temperature profiles during the flight campaigns. Data from a are derived from the ACRIDICON-CHUVA campaign over the Amazon51 and data from b are derived using single particle mass spectrometry results from the CR-AVE, PreAVE, and TC4 campaigns based in Costa Rica47 The Pre-AVE campaign was also heavily influenced by Amazonian emissions52. For comparison, depositional INP concentrations typical of coastal marine environments55, the Saharan air layer54, and the continental26 and marine56 free troposphere are also included.