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ACE, Aerosol-Cloud-Ecosystems
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... Increases in absorbed CO2 are linked to ocean acidification, which in turn threatens the health of coral reefs and marine ecosystems. The four main instruments for ACE consist of a lidar, for measuring cloud and aerosol heights and the thickness of certain layers; a cloud radar, to detect droplet size and cloud height; a polarimeter, to measure cloud and aerosol properties; and a multiband spectrometer, to sample ocean properties.
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Key Terms

  • algal blooms
  • harmful algal
  • multiband spectrometer
  • sample ocean
  • droplet size

  • aerosol properties
  • organic material
  • sunlight reaching
  • reaching earth
  • scientists calculate

  • material close
  • predict air
  • cloud height
  • regional projections
  • detect droplet

  • scientists provide
  • direct impact
  • ocean ecosystems
  • climate change
  • air quality

  • sensing ocean
  • ocean color
  • ocean properties
  • ocean acidification
  • climate prediction

  • measuring cloud
  • help lead
  • measure cloud
  • precise local
  • cloud radar


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