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Resolving the roles of soot and dust in cirrus cloud ice formation at regional and global scales: insights from parcel and climate modeling
Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Program, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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NOAA Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, NJ 08540, USA
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We used computer simulations to show that soot from wildfires and human activities has a bigger impact on high-altitude clouds than previously known. These particles create more ice crystals, which leads to a net warming effect on the climate in polar regions. Understanding this process is crucial for making accurate climate predictions as global wildfire activity increases.
We used computer simulations to show that soot from wildfires and human activities has a bigger...
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