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SYSC: Symposium Strange Clouds – from the Earth to Exoplanets

SYSC 1: Strange Clouds – From the Earth to Exoplanets

SYSC 1.1: Invited Talk

Tuesday, March 21, 2023, 11:00–11:20, HSZ/0004

Not all clouds are created equal -- strange clouds in our solar system — •Thomas Leisner — Institut für Meteorologie und Klimaforschung, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie — Institut für Umweltphysik, Universität Heidelberg

We are accustomed to the appearance of liquid water and ice clouds in the Earth's atmosphere. This contribution introduces clouds in other parts of the solar system and discusses how their appearance and optical properties are shaped by the thermodynamic and microphysical boundary conditions in these worlds.