The Conversation

Fri Jun 19

We caught bacteria from the most pristine air on earth to help solve a climate modeling mystery

Written by Kathryn Moore, PhD student in Atmospheric Science, Colorado State University

Not all clouds are the same, and climate models have been predicting the wrong kinds of clouds over the Southern Ocean. Kathryn Moore, CC BY-ND

The Southern Ocean is a vast band of open water that encircles the entire planet between Antarctica and the Southern Hemisphere landmasses. It is the cloudiest place on Earth, and the amount of sunlight...

We caught bacteria from the most pristine air on earth to help solve a climate modeling mystery

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