Cloud Activation (IMAGE)

DOE/Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Cloud Activation

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Cloud droplets form when the amount of water vapor reaches a threshold value. Larger cloud droplets form when organic molecules (in red) are present on the surface instead of dissolving in the interior, or bulk, of the droplet.

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James Davies, Berkeley Lab

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