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Zamin A. Kanji

Group Leader, Senior Scientist, ETH Zurich
Verified email at env.ethz.ch
Cited by 6081

Potential impacts of atmospheric microplastics and nanoplastics on cloud formation processes

M Aeschlimann, G Li, ZA Kanji, DM Mitrano - Nature Geoscience, 2022 - nature.com
The presence of microplastics and nanoplastics (MnPs) in the atmosphere and their transport
on a global scale has previously been demonstrated. However, little is known about their …

[HTML][HTML] Secondary ice production: Current state of the science and recommendations for the future

…, Y Huang, H Kalesse, ZA Kanji… - Meteorological …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Measured ice crystal concentrations in natural clouds at modest supercooling (temperature
~>−10C) are often orders of magnitude greater than the number concentration of primary ice …

Clinical outcomes in COVID‐19 patients treated with tocilizumab: an individual patient data systematic review

D Antwi‐Amoabeng, Z Kanji, B Ford… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Current evidence suggests an important role of the interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) pathway
in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‐CoV‐2)‐related cytokine …

[HTML][HTML] Overview of ice nucleating particles

ZA Kanji, LA Ladino, H Wex, Y Boose… - Meteorological …, 2017 - journals.ametsoc.org
Ice particle formation in tropospheric clouds significantly changes cloud radiative and
microphysical properties. Ice nucleation in the troposphere via homogeneous freezing occurs at …

[HTML][HTML] Overall survival and clinical characteristics of pancreatic cancer in BRCA mutation carriers

T Golan, ZS Kanji, R Epelbaum, N Devaud… - British journal of …, 2014 - nature.com
Background: The BRCA1/2 proteins are involved in regulation of cellular proliferation by DNA
damage repair via homologous recombination. Therefore, BRCA1/2 mutation carriers with …

Solid ammonium sulfate aerosols as ice nuclei: A pathway for cirrus cloud formation

JPD Abbatt, S Benz, DJ Cziczo, Z Kanji, U Lohmann… - Science, 2006 - science.org
Laboratory measurements support a cirrus cloud formation pathway involving heterogeneous
ice nucleation by solid ammonium sulfate aerosols. Ice formation occurs at low ice-…

Resurgence in ice nuclei measurement research

…, T Leisner, U Bundke, H Klein, ZA Kanji… - Bulletin of the …, 2011 - journals.ametsoc.org
Understanding cloud and precipitation responses to variations in atmospheric aerosols
remains an important research topic for improving the prediction of climate. Knowledge is most …

[HTML][HTML] A comprehensive laboratory study on the immersion freezing behavior of illite NX particles: a comparison of 17 ice nucleation measurement techniques

…, PJ DeMott, JD Hader, TCJ Hill, ZA Kanji… - Atmospheric …, 2015 - acp.copernicus.org
Immersion freezing is the most relevant heterogeneous ice nucleation mechanism through
which ice crystals are formed in mixed-phase clouds. In recent years, an increasing number …

Augmented urban planning workbench: overlaying drawings, physical models and digital simulation

…, E Ben-Joseph, L Yeung, Z Kanji - … symposium on mixed …, 2002 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is a problem in the spatial and temporal separation between the varying forms of
representation used in urban design. Sketches, physical models, and more recently …

Pore condensation and freezing is responsible for ice formation below water saturation for porous particles

…, D Brühwiler, U Lohmann, ZA Kanji - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Ice nucleation in the atmosphere influences cloud properties, altering precipitation and the
radiative balance, ultimately regulating Earth’s climate. An accepted ice nucleation pathway, …