Earth  ID: 10183

How Do Active Volcanoes Change Clouds?

Released on November 13, 2014
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center scientist Andrew Sayer talks about how emissions from volcanoes can affect clouds.

This video provides an overview of research published in the Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics

Research: Systematic satellite observations of the impact of aerosols from passive volcanic degassing on local cloud properties

Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, October 9, 2014

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This is an animation showing the water droplets that make up clouds.
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This is an animation showing the decrease in cloud water droplet size when aerosols are present.
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This is an animation showing volcanic aerosols affecting surrounding clouds.
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This is an animation of a degassing volcano. Degassing is the release of gas from a volcano.
 

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Credits

Lead Scientist:
Andrew Sayer (USRA)

Lead Producer:
Joy Ng (USRA)

Lead Animator:
Brian Monroe (USRA)

Animator:
Joy Ng (USRA)

Narration:
Joy Ng (USRA)
Kayvon Sharghi (USRA)

Narrator:
Joy Ng (USRA)

Project Support:
Aaron E. Lepsch (ADNET Systems, Inc.)

Please give credit for this item to:
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center

Science Paper:
Systematic satellite observations of the impact of aerosols from passive volcanic degassing on local cloud properties

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