African smoke brightens clouds, but weather patterns offset its cooling effect, new study finds (IMAGE)

University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science

African smoke brightens clouds, but weather patterns offset its cooling effect, new study finds

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Mid-level clouds at the top of a smoke layer overlie the lower stratocumulus deck below. Phot taken off the coast of Angola, September, 2016. 

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Paquita Zuidema, Ph.D.

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