How do active volcanoes change clouds?
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NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Andrew Sayer talks about how emissions from volcanoes can affect clouds. This video provides an overview of research published in the Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
Research: Systematic satellite observations of the impact of aerosols from passive volcanic degassing on local cloud properties
Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, October 9, 2014
Link to paper: http://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/14/106…
Video courtesy of NASA / Goddard
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