The influence of plankton in cloud formation – elEconomista.es

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An Antarctic research led by the Institute of Marine Sciences (ICM) will explore the influence of gases and particles emitted by marine plankton in the formation of clouds over the ocean

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The mission of Pegasus CSIC, who has sailed on Monday at the oceanographic vessel BIO Hesperides, has 30 researchers and has been funded by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and by the Marie Curie Programme of the EU ..

“For a cloud to form, it is not enough that the air is saturated with water vapor, are microscopic particles necessary for the steam to condense on top in drops, “he said oceanographer ICM-CSIC and project coordinator, Rafel Simó.

The study of clouds is important because they reflect the energy arriving from the sun as light and that is the main cooling mechanism of the planet, although scientists do not know quite how they are formed and destroyed, limiting them to make climate projections and climate change.

Responsible for atmospheric measurements expedition scientist, Manuel Dall’Osto, has stated that “the secret is to understand the birth of the particles to understand how clouds are born,” and the marine life is the . primary source of emission of these particles

The expedition explore what synergy is established between the subject matter of biological origin and clouds ; what type of plankton favors the formation of clouds, and in what regions of the ocean this relationship is more important.

Therefore, he studied marine regions-in the Atlantic and Antarctica- with different biological activity, different . planktonic and a very clean atmosphere, and analyze water and air samples in parallel to establish a connection biodiversity

The project has the support of the National University of Ireland; The Birmingham; the Plymouth Marine Laboratory, UK; the Institute of Instrumental Analytical Chemistry of Italy; the University of Mainz in Germany; Research Institute of Biodiversity and Environmental Argentina, the Finnish Meteorological Institute, and the company Aerodyne Research United States

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