Why Are Clouds Over the Southern Ocean Super-Cool?
When water drops below 0° Celsius, we assume it turns to ice. This is not always true though, especially inside of some clouds over the Southern Ocean. When water exists as a liquid below 0°C, it is known as super-cooled liquid water. Water only stays liquid below 0°C if it is extremely pure. Pollut...
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crfrontiers:10.3389/frym.2023.1045912 2024-02-11T10:08:44+01:00 Why Are Clouds Over the Southern Ocean Super-Cool? Fiddes, Sonya L. Mallet, Marc D. Alexander, Simon P. Protat, Alain 2023 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/frym.2023.1045912 https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/frym.2023.1045912/full unknown Frontiers Media SA https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Frontiers for Young Minds volume 11 ISSN 2296-6846 General Medicine journal-article 2023 crfrontiers https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2023.1045912 2024-01-26T10:03:01Z When water drops below 0° Celsius, we assume it turns to ice. This is not always true though, especially inside of some clouds over the Southern Ocean. When water exists as a liquid below 0°C, it is known as super-cooled liquid water. Water only stays liquid below 0°C if it is extremely pure. Pollution and dust are two examples of impurities that can help water freeze. The water in Southern Ocean clouds has had very little contact with pollution or dust, so these clouds are often made up of super-cooled liquid water instead of ice. Super-cooled liquid water clouds reflect more sunlight back out into space than ice clouds do. Whether clouds are made of liquid or ice can control how warm the ocean is. This makes Southern Ocean clouds super cool as well as super important for the Earth’s climate! Article in Journal/Newspaper Southern Ocean Frontiers (Publisher) Southern Ocean |
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When water drops below 0° Celsius, we assume it turns to ice. This is not always true though, especially inside of some clouds over the Southern Ocean. When water exists as a liquid below 0°C, it is known as super-cooled liquid water. Water only stays liquid below 0°C if it is extremely pure. Pollution and dust are two examples of impurities that can help water freeze. The water in Southern Ocean clouds has had very little contact with pollution or dust, so these clouds are often made up of super-cooled liquid water instead of ice. Super-cooled liquid water clouds reflect more sunlight back out into space than ice clouds do. Whether clouds are made of liquid or ice can control how warm the ocean is. This makes Southern Ocean clouds super cool as well as super important for the Earth’s climate! |
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Why Are Clouds Over the Southern Ocean Super-Cool? |
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