Clouds over the Atlantic
International research team reports effect of iodine-organic chemistry on the generation of new particles in the marine atmosphere and the recycling of iodine during particle growth. Clouds over the Atlantic - The natural cycles of exchange of substances between the biosphere and the atmosphere are of major relevance to the Earth's climatic system. Perhaps the best-known example of this is the carbon cycle that involves the transfer of carbon between the atmosphere, the land biosphere, and the oceans. This cycle is responsible for ensuring that temperatures on our planet's surface are hospitable to life. However, there are also other important cycles of elements, such as that of sulfur. The emission of sulfur compounds from marine phytoplankton assumedly leads to the generation of water vapor-based condensation nuclei in the marine atmosphere, resulting in cloud formation. In other words, there is a natural feedback system that contributes to the stabilization of the Earth's surface temperatures.
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