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Inadvertent climate modification due to anthropogenic lead

Ulrike LohmannJoachim CurtiusJoachim CurtiusStephan MertesStéphane J. GallavardinStéphane J. GallavardinMartin EbertMichael KamphusStephan BorrmannStephan WeinbruchAnnette WorringenDaniel J. CziczoDaniel J. CziczoOttmar MöhlerOlaf StetzerKarl D. Froyd

subject

AtmosphereGreenhouse gasGlobal warmingLead (sea ice)General Earth and Planetary SciencesEnvironmental scienceClimate changeClimate modelPrecipitationParticulatesAtmospheric sciences

description

Atmospheric particles are thought to initiate the majority of terrestrial precipitation. Field-based measurements of ice-crystal residues, together with controlled environment experiments on artificial clouds, suggest that anthropogenic lead-containing particles are among the most efficient ice-forming substances in the atmosphere.

https://doi.org/10.1038/ngeo499