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Articles | Volume 26, issue 20
Articles | Volume 26, issue 20
https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-14881-2026
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-26-14881-2026
© Author(s) 2026. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Articles | Volume 26, issue 20
Research article
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23 Oct 2026
Research article |  | 23 Oct 2026

Coarse-mode sea spray aerosols enhance warm rain formation in marine low clouds

Katherine Mifsud, Jason Barr, Robert Wood, Yonghoon Choi, Ewan Crosbie, Glenn S. Diskin, Joshua P. DiGangi, Richard H. Moore, Claire Robinson, Michael A. Shook, Armin Sorooshian, Christiane Voigt, and Luke Ziemba

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Salt particles from the ocean can help marine clouds precipitate more quickly, but their role is not fully understood. Using aircraft observations over the northwest Atlantic Ocean and computer simulations, we studied how these particles affect warm rain formation. We found that clouds containing more large sea salt particles, even at relatively low amounts, produce more rain. These results improve understanding of how sea salt aerosols influence clouds, rainfall, and climate.
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