Severe haze in northern China: A synergy of anthropogenic emissions and atmospheric processes

Z An, RJ Huang, R Zhang, X Tie, G Li… - Proceedings of the …, 2019 - National Acad Sciences
Regional severe haze represents an enormous environmental problem in China, influencing
air quality, human health, ecosystem, weather, and climate. These extremes are …

Aerosol and monsoon climate interactions over Asia

Z Li, WKM Lau, V Ramanathan, G Wu… - Reviews of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The increasing severity of droughts/floods and worsening air quality from increasing
aerosols in Asia monsoon regions are the two gravest threats facing over 60% of the world …

Improving our fundamental understanding of the role of aerosol− cloud interactions in the climate system

JH Seinfeld, C Bretherton, KS Carslaw… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
The effect of an increase in atmospheric aerosol concentrations on the distribution and
radiative properties of Earth's clouds is the most uncertain component of the overall global …

Elucidating severe urban haze formation in China

S Guo, M Hu, ML Zamora, J Peng… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
As the world's second largest economy, China has experienced severe haze pollution, with
fine particulate matter (PM) recently reaching unprecedentedly high levels across many …

Substantial convection and precipitation enhancements by ultrafine aerosol particles

J Fan, D Rosenfeld, Y Zhang, SE Giangrande, Z Li… - Science, 2018 - science.org
Aerosol-cloud interactions remain the largest uncertainty in climate projections. Ultrafine
aerosol particles smaller than 50 nanometers (UAP< 50) can be abundant in the …

Markedly enhanced absorption and direct radiative forcing of black carbon under polluted urban environments

J Peng, M Hu, S Guo, Z Du, J Zheng… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - National Acad Sciences
Black carbon (BC) exerts profound impacts on air quality and climate because of its high
absorption cross-section over a broad range of electromagnetic spectra, but the current …

East Asian Study of Tropospheric Aerosols and their Impact on Regional Clouds, Precipitation, and Climate (EAST‐AIRCPC)

Z Li, Y Wang, J Guo, C Zhao, MC Cribb… - Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Aerosols have significant and complex impacts on regional climate in East Asia. Cloud‐
aerosol‐precipitation interactions (CAPI) remain most challenging in climate studies. The …

Global observations of aerosol‐cloud‐precipitation‐climate interactions

D Rosenfeld, MO Andreae, A Asmi, M Chin… - Reviews of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cloud drop condensation nuclei (CCN) and ice nuclei (IN) particles determine to a large
extent cloud microstructure and, consequently, cloud albedo and the dynamic response of …

Air quality and climate connections

AM Fiore, V Naik, EM Leibensperger - Journal of the Air & Waste …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Multiple linkages connect air quality and climate change. Many air pollutant sources also
emit carbon dioxide (CO2), the dominant anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG). The two …

[HTML][HTML] Review of aerosol–cloud interactions: Mechanisms, significance, and challenges

J Fan, Y Wang, D Rosenfeld… - Journal of the Atmospheric …, 2016 - journals.ametsoc.org
Review of Aerosol–Cloud Interactions: Mechanisms, Significance, and Challenges in: Journal
of the Atmospheric Sciences Volume 73 Issue 11 (2016) Jump to Content Jump to Main …