Summary:
Recently, phytoplankton for the first time researchers have shown that in remote ocean regions it can contribute to rare airborne particles that can trigger ice formation in the clouds. The organic waste from life in the oceans is ejected into the atmosphere along with the sea spray, which then stimulates clouds droplets to freeze into ice particles. It's said that this affects how clouds behave and the global climate, which is important for improved projections of how the future climate changes. Ice particles affect how long a cloud can exist and how much rain, hail or snow it produces. They also provide a way to help control the climate by trapping heat into the Earth's surface, which keeps the temperatures warm. Polar region climate is rapidly changing more than any other place on the planet. By understanding how cloud formations happen this brings a step closer to helping reduce the uncertainties in the global climate. Lead author Dr. Theo Wilson from University of Leeds says " It has been speculated in the past that some of this biological material may trigger the formation of ice clouds - making them 'ice nucleating particles' (INPs) in the atmosphere. Now we have clear evidence that marine biological material such as matter exuded from phytoplankton is able to nucleate ice and could do so in the atmosphere. This could be particularly important in the polar regions".
Recently, phytoplankton for the first time researchers have shown that in remote ocean regions it can contribute to rare airborne particles that can trigger ice formation in the clouds. The organic waste from life in the oceans is ejected into the atmosphere along with the sea spray, which then stimulates clouds droplets to freeze into ice particles. It's said that this affects how clouds behave and the global climate, which is important for improved projections of how the future climate changes. Ice particles affect how long a cloud can exist and how much rain, hail or snow it produces. They also provide a way to help control the climate by trapping heat into the Earth's surface, which keeps the temperatures warm. Polar region climate is rapidly changing more than any other place on the planet. By understanding how cloud formations happen this brings a step closer to helping reduce the uncertainties in the global climate. Lead author Dr. Theo Wilson from University of Leeds says " It has been speculated in the past that some of this biological material may trigger the formation of ice clouds - making them 'ice nucleating particles' (INPs) in the atmosphere. Now we have clear evidence that marine biological material such as matter exuded from phytoplankton is able to nucleate ice and could do so in the atmosphere. This could be particularly important in the polar regions".
Reflection:
Despite not really pay attention to climate so much I chose this article because I found it interesting how ice particles are able to control how long a cloud exists plus how much it can produce rain, hail, and snow. It's a nice that researchers are willing to share what they have been researching on; these changes can affect the climate. So if something were to happen to our climate some of us won't be able to know. We all deserve to know once in a while about the climate.
Despite not really pay attention to climate so much I chose this article because I found it interesting how ice particles are able to control how long a cloud exists plus how much it can produce rain, hail, and snow. It's a nice that researchers are willing to share what they have been researching on; these changes can affect the climate. So if something were to happen to our climate some of us won't be able to know. We all deserve to know once in a while about the climate.