GregCocks · @GregCocks
278 followers · 359 posts · Server techhub.social
Plankton Generate a Cloudy Shield over the Antarctic
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https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/plankton-generate-a-cloudy-shield-over-the-antarctic/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-1677-2023 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #watervapour #watervapor #nucleus #nucleation #cloud #whitening #climatemodels #cloudformation #clouds #weather #albedo #plankton #phytoplankton #remotesensing #satellite #MODIS #model #modeling #Antarctic #sunlight #climate #reflection #climatechange #warming #radiation #dimethylsulfide #aerosl #particles #marineboundarylayer #MBL
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#gis #spatial #mapping #watervapour #watervapor #nucleus #nucleation #cloud #whitening #climatemodels #cloudformation #clouds #weather #albedo #plankton #phytoplankton #remotesensing #satellite #modis #model #modeling #antarctic #sunlight #climate #reflection #climatechange #warming #radiation #dimethylsulfide #aerosl #particles #marineboundarylayer #mbl
RashaKamel · @RashaKamel
105 followers · 342 posts · Server mstdn.science"Data stored in ice cores dating back 55 years bring new insight into atmospheric levels of a molecule that can significantly affect weather and climate.
Dimethyl sulfide (C2H6S) is a small molecule released by phytoplankton in the ocean, which can play a big role in regulating the Earth’s climate".
#phytoplankton #climate #dimethylsulfide
https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/978193
#phytoplankton #climate #dimethylsulfide