☁️ A new study published in Nature Geoscience reveals that clouds are more sensitive to aerosol changes than previously thought. ☁️ Observations from ACTRIS stations in Svalbard and Finland provided long-term data to better understand how aerosols influence cloud properties. The findings indicate that fine particle emissions from human activities have contributed to climate cooling by altering cloud characteristics, partially offsetting the warming caused by greenhouse gases. Notably, this cooling effect appears to be at the higher end of earlier satellite-based estimates. 🌐 The study also evaluated the accuracy of climate models in representing the relationship between cloud properties and aerosol concentrations. Researchers identified discrepancies between model simulations and real-world observations, pointing to flaws in how key processes are depicted. Enhancing these models is essential for reliable climate change predictions and for assessing the effects of different emission scenarios. 📃 Virtanen, A., Joutsensaari, J., Kokkola, H. et al. High sensitivity of cloud formation to aerosol changes. Nat. Geosci. (2025). https://lnkd.in/dmdAHzvb
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CERTAINTY (Cloud-aERosol inTeractions & their impActs IN The earth sYstem) project is funded by the EU’s Horizon Europe research program. The project, which includes 18 partners from 10 countries, aims to advance our comprehension of clouds and aerosols in the climate. This project strives to refine and use observations and models to understand and describe the intricate interactions between clouds and aerosols within climate and weather systems.
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☁️ Long-term measurements reveal cloud sensitivity to changes in atmospheric aerosol concentrations "An international study led by the University of Eastern Finland and the Finnish Meteorological Institute - Ilmatieteen laitos has demonstrated that the formation and properties of lower-atmosphere clouds are highly sensitive to changes in atmospheric aerosol concentrations. This finding is significant as it impacts the assessment of how much human-induced fine particles have slowed down climate warming caused by greenhouse gases." 📜 The study was published in Nature Geoscience journal. ✒️ Annele Virtanen, Jorma Joutsensaari, Harri Kokkola, Daniel Partridge, Sara Marie Blichner, Øyvind Seland, Eemeli Holopainen, Emanuele Tovazzi, Antti Lipponen, Santtu Mikkonen, Ari Leskinen, Antti-Pekka Hyvärinen, Paul Zieger, Radovan KREJCI, Annica Ekman, Ilona Riipinen, Johannes Quaas and SSami Romakkaniemi High sensitivity of cloud formation to aerosol changes. Nature Geoscience, 2025. DOI 10.1038/s41561-025-01662-y. https://lnkd.in/dskqMkts ⬇️
Long-term measurements reveal cloud sensitivity to changes in atmospheric aerosol concentrations An international study led by the University of Eastern Finland and the Finnish Meteorological Institute has demonstrated that the formation and properties of lower-atmosphere clouds are highly sensitive to changes in atmospheric aerosol concentrations. This finding is significant as it impacts the assessment of how much human-induced fine particles have slowed down climate warming caused by greenhouse gases. The study was published in the prestigious Nature Geoscience journal. Long-term measurements of atmospheric aerosol concentrations and cloud properties at ACTRIS measurement stations in Svalbard and Finland (at the Puijo Tower in Kuopio and in Pallas) revealed that clouds are more sensitive to aerosol changes than previously thought. Long-term observational time series on both aerosol and cloud properties are very limited. Since cloud properties vary greatly, long-term measurements are needed to determine how aerosols influence clouds. "Emissions of anthropogenic fine particles have cooled the climate by modifying cloud properties and have thus partly counteracted greenhouse gas-induced climate warming. Based on these results, this cooling effect is at the upper end of previous estimates based on satellite data," says Professor Annele Virtanen from the University of Eastern Finland. https://lnkd.in/gAQAFT_z
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🌎 How much do you know about the role of clouds and aerosols in climate change? From the distance dust can travel to the impact of clouds on our climate - challenge yourself with our quiz and find out! 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dQ9UrTQB
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Are you a researcher on aerosol-cloud interactions? We need your input!
📢 Calling all researchers in #aerosol-#cloud interactions! As part of the #SATACI consortium (https://lnkd.in/gW-iyrEi), Rayference has launched a short survey to gather insights from the scientific community and refine the project's requirements. Your expertise can help shape the future of our work! 🌍 Are you involved in studying aerosol-cloud interactions? We’d love to hear from you. 📝 Share your insights by March 21st: https://lnkd.in/eh_BZABJ. Your input is invaluable—thank you for contributing! 🙌
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Research Project coordinated by the Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University
📢 Reminder: Don’t forget to join us tomorrow at 13:00 CET for an exciting seminar by Prof. Julia Schmale from EPFL. See you there!
Research Project coordinated by the Department of Environmental Science, Aarhus University
📢🎉 Excited to announce the 11th seminar of our CleanCloud ACI Monthly Seminar Series by Prof. Julia Schmale (EPFL/Switzerland) 🗓️Wednesday, February 26🕐13:00 CET on Zoom https://lnkd.in/e__42vJH Prof. Julia Schmale will be sharing an overview of recent advances in central Arctic aerosol research, with a title: “What have we learned from central #Arctic #aerosol research in the last seven years?” 📌Mark your calendar and don't miss this opportunity! 🌍🌧️❄️🧊💧
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[New publication] 📄 Radiative forcing from the 2020 shipping fuel regulation is large but hard to detect ✒️ Jianhao Zhang, Yao-Sheng Chen, Edward Gryspeerdt, Takanobu Yamaguchi & Graham Feingold https://lnkd.in/d6NGJ9kw
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[New publication] 📄 Transport of continental particulate over the Labrador Sea and entrainment are important pathways for glaciation of remote marine clouds ✒️ Hugh Coe, Huihui Wu, Nicholas Marsden, Michael Biggart, PhD, Keith N Bower, Tom Choualrton, Michael Flynn, Martin Gallagher, Kezhen Hu, Gary Lloyd, Graeme J Nott, Paul Field and Benjamin John Murray 🔗 https://lnkd.in/dbbJCQwN
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Fruitful Aerosol-Cloud Cluster Session yesterday! We assessed progress, explored new synergies, and discussed future collaborations. Stay tuned for upcoming joint activities! A big thank you to all our speakers and participants for their valuable contributions: - Franz Immler (European Commission) - Thorsten Fehr (European Space Agency - ESA), EarthCare - Michael Schulz (Norwegian Meteorological Institute | Meteorologisk institutt), AEROCOM - Marta Luffarelli (Rayference), SATACI - Ulas Im (Aarhus University) / Athanasios Nenes (FORTH- EPFL), CleanCloud ACI - Oleg Dubovik (CNRS - University of Lille) / Anton Lopatin (University of Lille), AIRSENSE - Jennie Thomas (CNRS - IGE), CERTAINTY-ACI - Harri Kokkola (Finnish Meteorological Institute - Ilmatieteen laitos), CERTAINTY-ACI
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Kicking off a productive CERTAINTY meeting! We are planning for Year 2 and beyond, aligning on current progress, and strengthening collaborations with our partners and International advisory committee. Exciting coordinated modeling case studies ahead. Welcome to all new team members & ECRs! . . . . Harri Kokkola Jennie Thomas Hugh Coe Ilona Riipinen Anca Hienola Annele Virtanen Stelios Kazadzis Maria Goncalves Kyriakoula (Kyriaki) Papachristopoulou Silvia Margarita Calderon Dimitra Kouklaki Apostolos Voulgarakis Arti Jadav Dmitri Moisseev Edward Gryspeerdt Eleni Drakaki Gerd Jan van Zadelhoff Ioanna Tsikoudi Flemming Kalliopi Artemis Voudouri Kirsti Salonen Kyriakoula (Kyriaki) Papachristopoulou Larisa Sogacheva Larysa Pysarenko Ludovico Di Antonio María Gonçalves Ageitos Moa Sporre Montse Costa Surós-Mykhailo Savenets Oscar O'Flanagan Pablo Ortega Stelios Kazadzis Twan van Noije Vassilis Amiridis Sara Basart Rob Koopman Johannes Flemming Eleanor O'Rourke Lund Myhre Cathrine ...
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