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The Effect of Electrocollection by Ice Hydrometeors on the Scavenging of Submicron-Sized Aerosol Particles
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Vladan Vučković
Vladan Vučković
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Dragana Vujović
Dragana Vujović
Darko Savić
Darko Savić
My name is Darko Savić and I am currently working as a Research Assistant at the Faculty of of I my [...]
My name is Darko Savić and I am currently working as a Research Assistant at the Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, where I earned both my Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Meteorology. I am a recipient of the Best Student Award from the World Meteorological Organization in Geneva and the Borivoje Dobrilović Trust Fund. As a PhD candidate, my research focuses on numerical modeling of microphysical processes related to cloud seeding. I am also currently working on the project EXTREMES – “Extreme weather events in Serbia – analysis, modelling and impacts” – supported by the Science Fund of the Republic of Serbia (No. 7389). In addition to my research, I am passionate about science communication and education, and I regularly give public science lectures and work with students.
Lazar Filipović
Lazar Filipović
Department of Meteorology, Faculty of Physics, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia
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Atmosphere 2025, 16(11), 1265; https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16111265 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 16 September 2025
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Revised: 25 October 2025
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Accepted: 4 November 2025
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Published: 6 November 2025
Abstract
This paper investigates the collection of aerosol particles (APs), ranging from 0.002 μm to 0.2 μm in diameter, by solid hydrometeors such as cloud ice, snow, and graupel. It specifically examines electrostatic scavenging (ESS) of APs and compares it with our previously studied scavenging by cloud droplets and raindrops. ESS by solid hydrometeors is contrasted with other scavenging mechanisms. The original two-moment aerosol scheme, which includes prognostic equations for the number and mass of APs within the numerical model, is employed in this work. It is concluded that ice crystals are most effective at electrostatic scavenging of APs compared to other solid hydrometeors. The reduction in the total mass of APs in the air caused by ESS from liquid hydrometeors exceeded six times the reduction caused by ESS from cloud ice after one hour of integration. ESS by solid hydrometeors increases the relative aerosol precipitation mass (RAPM) by less than 0.1%, whereas ESS by liquid hydrometeors raises RAPM by over 24%.
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Vučković, V.; Vujović, D.; Savić, D.; Filipović, L.
The Effect of Electrocollection by Ice Hydrometeors on the Scavenging of Submicron-Sized Aerosol Particles. Atmosphere 2025, 16, 1265.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16111265
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Vučković V, Vujović D, Savić D, Filipović L.
The Effect of Electrocollection by Ice Hydrometeors on the Scavenging of Submicron-Sized Aerosol Particles. Atmosphere. 2025; 16(11):1265.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16111265
Chicago/Turabian Style
Vučković, Vladan, Dragana Vujović, Darko Savić, and Lazar Filipović.
2025. "The Effect of Electrocollection by Ice Hydrometeors on the Scavenging of Submicron-Sized Aerosol Particles" Atmosphere 16, no. 11: 1265.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16111265
APA Style
Vučković, V., Vujović, D., Savić, D., & Filipović, L.
(2025). The Effect of Electrocollection by Ice Hydrometeors on the Scavenging of Submicron-Sized Aerosol Particles. Atmosphere, 16(11), 1265.
https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos16111265
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