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Twomey effect: a standalone construct

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Climate science

the brightening of clouds when added aerosol particles spread the same water over more, smaller droplets.

In climate science, Twomey effect refers to the brightening of clouds when added aerosol particles spread the same water over more, smaller droplets. This meaning comes from Twomey (1977) in Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences.[1]

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  1. Twomey, S. (1977). The Influence of Pollution on the Shortwave Albedo of Clouds. Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences, 34(7), 1149-1152. https://doi.org/10.1175/1520-0469(1977)034<1149:tiopot>2.0.co;2

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