Cloud Chemistry
Clouds cover 60% of the Earth’s surface at a given time and are the primary means by which constituents from the polluted boundary layer are lofted to the free troposphere. Clouds also are aqueous-phase chemical reactors, scavenging soluble gas-phase precursors and supporting oxidation reactions that contribute to increased aerosol mass when the cloud drops evaporate. However, atmospheric chemistry observations (field campaigns and satellite retrievals) typically avoid clouds resulting in a lack of knowledge of cloud chemistry impacts on tropospheric composition.
Whiteface Mountain, New York Studies
In collaboration with U. Albany, modeling of cloud chemistry is being performed.
Whiteface Mountain Observatory (44.4N, 73.9W).
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