Particulate matter, air quality and climate: lessons learned and future needs
The literature on atmospheric particulate matter (PM), or atmospheric aerosol, has increased
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …
enormously over the last 2 decades and amounts now to some 1500–2000 papers per year …
The physics of wind-blown sand and dust
The transport of sand and dust by wind is a potent erosional force, creates sand dunes and
ripples, and loads the atmosphere with suspended dust aerosols. This paper presents an …
ripples, and loads the atmosphere with suspended dust aerosols. This paper presents an …
Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system: A scientific assessment
Black carbon aerosol plays a unique and important role in Earth's climate system. Black
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …
carbon is a type of carbonaceous material with a unique combination of physical properties …
A review of black carbon in snow and ice and its impact on the cryosphere
Black carbon (BC) has emerged as an important short-lived climate forcer. Due to its light
absorption properties, BC can darken the snow/ice surface, affect the energy balance, and …
absorption properties, BC can darken the snow/ice surface, affect the energy balance, and …
Mineral dust aerosol impacts on global climate and climate change
Mineral dust aerosols impact the energy budget of Earth through interactions with radiation,
clouds, atmospheric chemistry, the cryosphere and biogeochemistry. In this Review, we …
clouds, atmospheric chemistry, the cryosphere and biogeochemistry. In this Review, we …
Radiative forcing by light-absorbing particles in snow
As one of the brightest natural surfaces on Earth, the darkening of snow by light-absorbing
particles (LAPs)—dust, black carbon or microbial growth—can trigger albedo feedbacks and …
particles (LAPs)—dust, black carbon or microbial growth—can trigger albedo feedbacks and …
Description and evaluation of a new four-mode version of the Modal Aerosol Module (MAM4) within version 5.3 of the Community Atmosphere Model
Atmospheric carbonaceous aerosols play an important role in the climate system by
influencing the Earth's radiation budgets and modifying the cloud properties. Despite the …
influencing the Earth's radiation budgets and modifying the cloud properties. Despite the …
Black soot and the survival of Tibetan glaciers
We find evidence that black soot aerosols deposited on Tibetan glaciers have been a
significant contributing factor to observed rapid glacier retreat. Reduced black soot …
significant contributing factor to observed rapid glacier retreat. Reduced black soot …
Historical Northern Hemisphere snow cover trends and projected changes in the CMIP6 multi-model ensemble
This paper presents an analysis of observed and simulated historical snow cover extent and
snow mass, along with future snow cover projections from models participating in the World …
snow mass, along with future snow cover projections from models participating in the World …
Global air quality and climate
Emissions of air pollutants and their precursors determine regional air quality and can alter
climate. Climate change can perturb the long-range transport, chemical processing, and …
climate. Climate change can perturb the long-range transport, chemical processing, and …