EAN: 9789401796484

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS - OLIVIER BOUCHER GEBUNDEN

This textbook aims to be a one stop shop for those interested in aerosols and their impact on
the climate system. It starts with some fundamentals on atmospheric aerosols  atmospheric
radiation and cloud physics  then goes into techniques used for in-situ and remote sensing
measurements of aerosols  data assimilation  and discusses aerosol-radiation interactions 
aerosol-cloud interactions and the multiple impacts of aerosols on the climate system. The book
aims to engage those interested in aerosols and their impacts on the climate system: graduate
and PhD students  but also post-doctorate fellows who are new to the field or would like to
broaden their knowledge. The book includes exercises at the end of most chapters. Atmospheric
aerosols are small (microscopic) particles in suspension in the atmosphere  which play multiple
roles in the climate system. They interact with the energy budget through scattering and
absorption of solar and terrestrial radiation. They also serve as cloud condensation and ice
nuclei with impacts on the formation  evolution and properties of clouds. Finally aerosols also
interact with some biogeochemical cycles. Anthropogenic emissions of aerosols are responsible
for a cooling effect that has masked part of the warming due to the increased greenhouse effect
since pre-industrial time. Natural aerosols also respond to climate changes as shown by
observations of past climates and modelling of the future climate.

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