Antarctica 5 (IMAGE)

Leibniz Institute for Tropospheric Research (TROPOS)

Antarctica 5

Caption

The simulations showed that at -15 to -16 degrees Celsius the polysaccharides are probably the most important ice nuclei over gigantic areas of the oceans in the clean southern hemisphere. The graph shows the percentage of modelled polysaccharide-based marine INPs in the sum of modelled INPs (mineral dust + marine polysaccharides) in the lowest model layer for different temperatures.

Credit

Roland Schrödner, TROPOS

Usage Restrictions

Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. No derivatives or adaptations of the work are permitted.

License

CC BY-NC-ND

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.