Raindrop splash is a surprise source of fine soil particles in the atmosphere
Monday, May 2, 2016 - 10:10
in Astronomy & Space
Most of us think of that sweet smell after a storm as the aftereffect of rain that has rinsed the air of pollutants and dust. But it turns out that rain also triggers the release of a mist of particles from wet soils into the air, a finding with consequences of its own for how scientists model our planet's climate and future.