Climate effects of aerosol-cloud interactionsdoi:10.1126/science.1247490Advances in satellite observations and model development are needed to disentangle the complex interactions of aerosols and clouds and their effects on climate.
Research in aerosol properties and cloud characteristics have historically been considered two separate disciplines within the field of atmospheric science. As such, it has been uncommon for a single researcher, or even research group, to have considerable expertise in both subject areas. The recent ...
Liu ( 2012 ), Dust aerosol impact on North Africa climate: A GCM investigation of aerosol-cloud-radiation interactions using A-Train satellite data , Atmos. Chem. Phys. , 12 ( 4 ), 1667 – 1679 , doi: 10.5194/acp-12-1667-2012 ....
Climate effects of aerosols reduce economic inequality Anthropogenic aerosols mask some greenhouse warming via radiation scattering and cloud interactions. Research suggests the economic impact of this aerosol-induced cooling was small globally, although it benefitted developing countries in warm climates and...
Environment effectsMan environment interactionsAnvil cloudsClimatologyCloud height indicatorsCondensation nucleiThe effect of aerosol on clouds poses one of the largest uncertainties in estimating the anthropogenic contribution to climate change. In contrast, even small human-induced perturbations in cloud ...
this book provides an overview of the latest research on atmospheric aerosol and clouds and their effects on global climate. subjects reviewed include the direct and indirect effects of aerosol on climate, the radiative properties of clouds and their effects on the earth's radiation balance, the...
Department of GeosciencesTellus A: Dynamic Meteorology and OceanographyKirkevag, A., T. Iversen, O. Seland, J. B. Debernard, T. Storelvmo, and J. E. Kristjansson, 2008: Aerosol-cloud-climate interactions in the climate model CAM-Oslo. Tellus, 60A, 492-512. DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-...
The Aerosol-Climate Interactions research group at UCLA's Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences Department is dedicated to unraveling the complex interactions between aerosols (tiny airborne particles) and Earth's climate. This research is critical for two ke
aerosol–cloud–climate interactionsmonsoon Asiaclimate modelsThis paper describes the latest progress of a collaborative research program entitled “Modeling Aerosol Climate Effects over Monsoon Asia”, under the Climate Sciences agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy and the Chinese Academy of ...
Mechanisms of Arctic amplification and Arctic climate change are difficult to pinpoint, and current climate models do not represent the complex local processes and feedbacks at play, in particular for aerosol–climate interactions. This Perspective highl