Unlike regions seeded by dust or pollution, Southern Ocean clouds form from marine aerosols, including sea spray, phytoplankton emissions such as dimethylsulfide (DMS), and other organics.

Current climate models have so far been unable to adequately reproduce the clouds over the Southern Ocean around Antarctica. An international team has now taken an important step towards filling ...

Tiny sugars from marine microbes help clouds freeze over the Southern Ocean, offering new insight into cloud brightness and climate models.

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Teide National Park Situated on the island of Tenerife, Teide National Park features the Teide-Pico Viejo stratovolcano that, at 3,718 m, is the highest peak on Spanish soil. Rising 7,500 m above the ...