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Clouds constitute the largest single source of uncertainty in climate prediction. A better understanding of small-scale cloud processes could shed light on the role of clouds in the climate system.

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Figure 1: Interactions of aerosol particles with clouds and the consequences for cloud development.

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Figure 2: Satellite photograph of low clouds over the Atlantic Ocean.

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M.B.B. is grateful to R. Wood and G. Raga for helpful comments. T.P. thanks the European Commission and the Swiss National Foundation for financial support.

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  1. Marcia B. Baker is in the Department of Earth and Space Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195, USA.,
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  2. Thomas Peter is at the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland.,
    Thomas Peter

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Baker, M., Peter, T. Small-scale cloud processes and climate.Nature 451, 299–300 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature06594

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