In practical terms, the Reflect project, run by the Universities of Cambridge and Manchester, aims to equip specialised ships to spray a very fine mist – consisting of microscopic particles of evaporated seawater – into the atmosphere above the ocean. The tiny salt crystals suspended in the mist act as ‘condensation nuclei’ and make marine clouds much denser, whiter and more reflective than usual, lowering the local ocean temperature and protecting the sea ice from melting…
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