Cloud–circulation coupling under clean and polluted conditions (IMAGE)

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem

Cloud–circulation coupling under clean and polluted conditions

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A schematic representation of the coupling between clouds and circulation in the tropics under clean conditions (top) and the response of this coupled system to an increase in air pollution concentration (bottom). It demonstrates that under polluted conditions the circulation becomes stronger, which intensifies the cloudiness that acts to cool the planet. 

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Guy Dagan

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