How ice clouds form over the Southern Ocean (IMAGE)

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How ice clouds form over the Southern Ocean

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Marine bacteria carried by warm and moisture-laden atmospheric rivers contribute to the formation of ice clouds at unexpectedly high temperatures in high-latitude regions, research from Japan suggests.

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Kazutoshi Sato from the National Institute of Polar Research, Japan

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