Biological enhancement of cloud droplet concentrations observed off East Antarctica

Biological enhancement of cloud droplet concentrations observed off East Antarctica

Abstract The impact that biogenic emissions have on aerosol-cloud interactions across the Southern Ocean is poorly quantified. Here we use satellite and ship observations during austral summer to study these interactions. We present observational evidence that biogenic aerosols increase cloud conden...

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Main Authors: Marc D. Mallet, Branka Miljevic, Ruhi S. Humphries, Gerald G. Mace, Simon P. Alexander, Alain Protat, Scott Chambers, Luke Cravigan, Paul J. DeMott, Sonya Fiddes, James Harnwell, Melita D. Keywood, Greg M. McFarquhar, Ian McRobert, Kathryn A. Moore, Caleb Mynard, Chiemeriwo Godday Osuagwu, Zoran Ristovski, Paul Selleck, Sally Taylor, Jason Ward, Alastair Williams
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
Series:npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41612-025-00990-5
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Summary:Abstract The impact that biogenic emissions have on aerosol-cloud interactions across the Southern Ocean is poorly quantified. Here we use satellite and ship observations during austral summer to study these interactions. We present observational evidence that biogenic aerosols increase cloud condensation nuclei and cloud droplet number concentrations over the Southern Ocean off East Antarctica, coinciding with very low concentrations of ice-nucleating particles and higher occurrences of supercooled liquid-containing low-level clouds.
ISSN:2397-3722

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