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Discovering a new way by which aerosols rapidly form and grow at high altitude

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Phys.org

Publication Date
2022-05-18

Aerosol particles can form and grow in Earth's upper troposphere in an unexpected way, reports the CLOUD collaboration in a paper published today in Nature. The new mechanism may represent a major source of cloud and ice seed particles in areas of the upper troposphere where ammonia is efficiently transported vertically, such as over the Asian monsoon regions.

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https://phys.org/news/2022-05-aerosols-rapidly-high-altitude.html