Laser-brightened cirrus clouds
Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 09:01
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —Intense laser light pulses increase the brightness of high cirrus clouds. Together with colleagues from Berlin and Geneva, climate researchers from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) have been investigating the interactions of laser light and ice clouds using the unique AIDA aerosol and cloud chamber on KIT's Campus North. The results of these studies have been published in the renowned Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).