Natural aerosols explain seasonal and spatial patterns of Southern Ocean cloud albedo

Sulfate and organic mass in sea spray explain more than half of the variability in Southern Ocean cloud droplet concentration.

Bibliographic Details
Published in:Science Advances
Main Authors: McCoy, Daniel T., Burrows, Susannah M., Wood, Robert, Grosvenor, Daniel P., Elliott, Scott M., Ma, Po-Lun, Rasch, Phillip J., Hartmann, Dennis L.
Other Authors: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2015
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1500157
https://www.science.org/doi/pdf/10.1126/sciadv.1500157
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Summary:Sulfate and organic mass in sea spray explain more than half of the variability in Southern Ocean cloud droplet concentration.