How does the Arctic sea-ice decline affect cloud formation? (IMAGE)

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How does the Arctic sea-ice decline affect cloud formation?

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Global warming is causing a rapid decline in sea-ice area, which affects weather patterns and, surprisingly, increases wave height in the Arctic. In a new study published in Geophysical Research Letters(10.1029/2021GL094646), Japanese scientists analyzed data from a 2018 research expedition into Chukchi Sea to demonstrate the peculiar link that exists between sea spray induced by high waves and the formation of ice-containing clouds. Their results pave the way for more accurate climate change and sea-ice models.

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NIPR/JAMSTEC/Kitami Institute of Technology

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