Aerosol and clouds play important roles in determining the earth?s climate, in ways that we are only beginning to comprehend. In conjunction with molecular scattering from gases, aerosol and clouds determine in part what fraction of solar radiation reaches the earth?s surface, and what fraction of the longwave radiation from the earth escapes to space. 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 incorporation of cloud effects in numerical weather prediction models, and stratospheric aerosol and clouds.
Aerosol-Cloud-Climate Interactions Ebook
By: Hobbs, Peter V.
Publisher:
Academic Press
Print ISBN: 9780123507259, 0123507251
eText ISBN: 9780123507259, 9780080959962, 0080959962
Pages: 235
Format: PDF
Available from $ 72.95 USD
SKU: 9780123507259
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