And with theclimate crisisin full swing, Earth might need all the clouds it can get.
Typically, cloud production calls for specific sulfur compounds released by seaborne plankton.
The emission happens when hungry ocean animals takebites out of these creatures, breaking their cell walls.
That’s why down the line, research like this could be instrumental in mapping effects of climate change.
Bertram’s work traces back to the genesis of clouds.
Clouds are a lot like cotton candy, and not just due to their fluff.
The wisps gliding around Earth accomplish the feat with… plankton breath.
Definitely not how cotton candy is made.
Essentially, blobs of the chemical are kind of like cloud nuclei.
At the time, HPMTF was a totally new concept.
“It’s a flying laboratory,” he said.
“The impact on cloud brightness and other properties will have to be explored in the future.”
