During the lecture, Professor Storelvmo will be discussing the fascinating link between microscale cloud physics and large-scale climate change.

Trude Storelvmo will specifically discuss how complex interactions between cloud droplets and ice crystals in mixed-phase clouds (with temperatures between -40 and 0°C) can influence the rate of warming for a given future greenhouse gas emission scenario, and how this influence is likely to change over time as global temperatures increase. Results from a wide range of approaches that combined shed light on the relevant mixed-phase processes and their climate impact will be presented, including laboratory and aircraft measurements, high-resolution model experiments, satellite remote sensing and Earth System Modelling.

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As a climate scientist, she has studied the role of aerosol particles and clouds in Earth's climate, particularly focusing on cloud-climate feedback mechanisms, climate engineering, and the Earth's climate sensitivity. Her research group uses a variety of research tools, including Earth System Models, Satellite Remote Sensing, laboratory experiments, aircraft measurements, and ground-based remote sensing.

Professor Storelvmo has also made significant contributions to the IPCC 6th and 5th Assessment Reports, serving as a coordinating lead author for Chapter 7 in the former and a contributing author for Chapter 7 in the latter. She is also a member of the International Commission on Clouds and Precipitation.

The Bert Bolin Climate Lecture can be seen in this video

The Bert Bolin Lecture on Climate Research is given annually in May to commemorate professor Bert Bolin and his pioneering work for climate research at Stockholm University and internationally. The speaker is selected among prominent scientists within climate research by the Faculty of Science.