A modified aerosol–cloud–climate feedback hypothesis
Caroline Leck A C and E. Keith Bigg A BA Department of Meteorology, Stockholm University, 10691 Stockholm, Sweden.
B Present address: 12 Wills Ave., Castle Hill, NSW 2154, Australia.
C Corresponding author. Email: lina@misu.su.se
Environmental Chemistry 4(6) 400-403 https://doi.org/10.1071/EN07061
Submitted: 6 September 2007 Accepted: 4 November 2007 Published: 6 December 2007
Environmental context. Problems with the aerosol–cloud–climate feedback process known as the ‘CLAW’ hypothesis are discussed and a modified scheme that poses a stronger possible link between marine biology, cloud properties and climate than is provided by dimethyl sulfide alone is proposed.
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