ATTO clouds (IMAGE)

Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)

ATTO clouds

Caption

By analysing long-term measurement data, for example from the ATTO research station in the Brazilian rainforest, the research team led by Mira and Christopher Pöhlker was able to reduce the complex relationship between chemistry and water absorption of particles in the atmosphere to a simple calculation formula.

Credit

Dom Jack, Max Planck Institute for Chemistry (MPIC)

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