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Relating Ocean Biogeochemistry and Low‐Level Cloud Properties Over the Southern Oceans

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There is growing evidence that marine microorganisms may influence cloud cover over the ocean through their impact on sea spray and trace gas emissions, further forming cloud droplets or ice crystals. However, evidence of a robust causal relationship based on observations is still pending. In this study, we use 4 years of multi‐instrument satellite data to segregate low‐level clouds into ice‐containing and liquid‐water clouds to obtain clear relationships between cloud types and ocean biological tracers, especially with nanophytoplankton cell abundances. Results suggest that microorganisms may be involved in compensating effects on cloud properties, increasing the frequency of occurrence of warm‐liquid clouds, and decreasing the occurrence of ice‐containing clouds in most regions during springtime. The relationships observed in most regions do not apply to the South Pacific Ocean in the 40°S–50°S latitude band. These results shed light on overlooked potential compensating effects of ocean microorganisms on cloud cover.
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insu-04601369 , version 1 (04-06-2024)

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C Bazantay, O Jourdan, G Mioche, J Uitz, A Dziduch, et al.. Relating Ocean Biogeochemistry and Low‐Level Cloud Properties Over the Southern Oceans. Geophysical Research Letters, 2024, 51 (10), pp.e2024GL108309. ⟨10.1029/2024gl108309⟩. ⟨insu-04601369⟩
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