Airborne aerosols can also exert important indirect effects on the terrestrial climate system through their interactions with surrounding clouds. In fact, aerosols act as cloud condensation nuclei (CCNs) and change the cloud droplet concentration and size-distribution parameters, thus modifying the cloud...
In this paper, 1) the importance of aerosol in climate change, the atmospheric environment, and human health is summarized; 2) the recent serious problems of aerosol pollution and the shortage of current aerosol research in China are pointed out; and 3) the necessity to enhance aerosol ...
Anthropogenic climate change is an acute global challenge, demanding international attention and cooperative solutions1. The main culprit is anthropogenic emissions of greenhouse gases (GHG) such as CO2. In the past four decades, the atmospheric loading of CO2has increased by 50%, causing a 1 K...
The cold ocean-warm land pattern: Model simulation and relevance to climate change detection Surface air temperatures from a 1000-yr integration of a coupled atmosphere-ocean model with constant forcing are analyzed by using a method that decompose... AJ Broccoli,N Lau,J Nath - 《J Clim》 被...
How has the quantify of dust in the atmosphere evolved since pre-industrial times, and what impact has this had on countering or amplifying anthropogenic climate change? Will future climate-induced changes in desert dust oppose or enhanceanthropogenic climate change?
Extremely large volcanic eruptions have been linked to global climate change, biotic turnover, and, for the Younger Toba Tuff (YTT) eruption 74,000 years ago, near-extinction of modern humans. One of the largest uncertainties of the climate effects involves evolution and growth of aerosol particl...
Future climate change may worsen air quality in many regions. However, evaluations of this ‘climate penalty’ on air quality have typically not assessed the radiative effects of changes in short-lived aerosols. Additionally, China’s clean air goals will decrease pollutant emissions and aerosol load...
Scientists believe that accurate measurements of atmospheric aerosols are pivotal in understanding Earth's radiation balance, climate change, and air quality. Aboard China's geostationary meteorological satellite FY-4A, the Advanced Geostationary Radiation Imager (AGRI) scans China every five minutes, provi...
Air quality and climate change, Topic 3 of the Model Inter-Comparison Study for Asia PhaseIII (MICS-Asia III) – Part2: aerosol radiative effects and aerosol feedbacks Subdivisions of direct and indirect aerosol\nradiative forcing confirm the dominant role of direct forcing. During severe\nhaze ...
climate system is evident. As climate changes, climate feedback mechanisms either strengthen or lessen the change. Particularly, in atmosphere–biosphere feedback mechanisms, the biosphere responds to changes in atmosphere and this response in turn influences the climate. One specific driver for ...