• US scientists unveil ‘cloud in a box’ chamber that could explain storms and rain The chamber mixes warm, humid air with cold air to generate the supersaturation required for cloud formation. • Researchers in the US have just unveiled a new convection cloud chamber which they believe can finally help them decode some of the most persistent mysteries in atmospheric science. • Created by scientists and engineers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the chamber, which they named “cloud in a box,” is a customizable, 35-cubic-foot (one-cubic-meter) structure. • It is lined with regulated heating and cooling panels, and designed to create and study clouds under tightly controlled environments. • During its first test at the lab, the team adjusted the temperature and humidity inside to trigger convection. • They then injected aerosol particles, such as salt, inside the chamber, to promote cloud formation, and passed a thin sheet of green laser light to observe it.
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- US scientists unveil ‘cloud in a box’ chamber that could explain storms and rain The chamber mixes warm, humid air with cold air to generate the supersaturation required for cloud formation. Researchers in the US have just unveiled a new convection cloud chamber which they believe can finally help them decode some of the most persistent mysteries in atmospheric science. Created by scientists and engineers at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), the chamber, which they named “cloud in a box,” is a customizable, 35-cubic-foot (one-cubic-meter) structure. It is lined with regulated heating a
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