Kerri Pratt, University of California - San Diego (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Kerri Pratt, University of California - San Diego

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Scripps researcher Kerri Pratt with aerosol time-of-flight mass spectrometer (ATOFMS) aboard a specially outfitted C-130 aircraft operated by the National Center for Atmospheric Research in the skies over Wyoming. Scripps-led researchers made the first direct detections of airborne bacteria in clouds aboard the aircraft, and reported the results in the May 17 online edition of the journal Nature Geoscience.

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Andrew J. Heymsfield, NCAR

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