Clouds are made of water vapor, which is more efficient at absorbing solar radiation than carbon dioxide. Cloud cover helps maintain our planet's delicate balance of gases to sustain life. If they did not produce DMSP, they would become dehydrated. DMSP is believed to be released when algae die or are grazed upon by zooplankton. About a tenth of DMS enters the atmosphere, while the rest is consumed by bacteria or broken down by sunlight to form dimethylsulphoxide.
Water vapor can condense around the last two and form clouds.
Approximately 60 million tons of biogenic DMS emissions are transferred from the oceans to the atmosphere annually. Algae have been researched as a useful, natural possible solution to global warming. There are many different types of algae that produce DMS in different qualities. Most of the planetary radiation is absorbed through water vapor, carbon dioxide and ozone. The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere in any given region over the globe will depend on how much infra-red absorption will occur.