CLOUD

Could there be a link between galactic cosmic rays and cloud formation? An experiment at CERN called CLOUD is using the cleanest box in the world to find out

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CLOUD challenges current understanding of aerosol particle formation in polar and marine regions

The results imply that climate models are underestimating the formation rates of aerosol particles

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Physics
15 December, 2023

With FLOTUS, aerosol precursor vapours age more quickly

FLOTUS is a new addition to the CLOUD experiment at CERN. By accelerating the oxidation of organic vapours before injecting them into the CLOUD chamber, FLOTUS allows more complex atmospheric phenomena to be studied

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Experiments
08 August, 2023

CLOUD discovers new way by which aerosols rapidly form and grow at high altitude

The resultant particles quickly spread around the globe, potentially influencing Earth’s climate on an intercontinental scale

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Physics
18 May, 2022

CLOUD at CERN reveals a new mechanism behind urban smog

The CLOUD collaboration has revealed a new mechanism that drives winter smog episodes in cities

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Experiments
14 May, 2020

From cosmic rays to clouds

A new run of the CLOUD experiment examines the direct effect of cosmic rays on clouds

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Experiments
10 October, 2019
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10 October, 2019

CLOUD experiment sharpens climate predictions

Measurements of the production rates of atmospheric aerosol particles by CERN’s CLOUD experiment put global climate projections on more solid ground

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Experiments
27 October, 2016
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27 October, 2016

CLOUD shows pre-industrial skies cloudier than we thought

CERN’s CLOUD experiment points to a cloudier pre-industrial climate in two Nature papers published today

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Experiments
25 May, 2016

Seeing the invisible: Event displays in particle physics

From cloud chambers to 3D animations, physicists use a host of ingenious techniques to reveal subatomic particles too tiny to see

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Experiments
04 June, 2015

TEDed animates clouds and cosmic rays

TEDed and particle physicist at CERN Jasper Kirkby come together to animate the effect of clouds on the Earth’s climate

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Experiments
08 October, 2014
Experiments
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08 October, 2014

CERN experiment sheds new light on cloud formation

CLOUD experiment shows that biogenic vapours emitted by trees and oxidised in the atmosphere have significant impact on formation of clouds

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Experiments
16 May, 2014