WashU Study Measures Black Carbon Solar Absorption in Fire Clouds

a view of a fire cloud
High intensity wildfires can produce pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) clouds (pictured here) that contain black carbon particles, a potent climate warming agent. (Photo: 2024 UCAR)
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