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Title
Atmospheric aerosols [electronic resource] : properties and climate impacts / Olivier Boucher.
ISBN
9789401796491 electronic book
9401796491 electronic book
9789401796484
Published
Dordrecht : Springer, 2015.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 311 pages) : illustrations.
Item Number
10.1007/978-94-017-9649-1 doi
Call Number
QC882.42
Dewey Decimal Classification
551.51/13
Summary
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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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed May 27, 2015).
Available in Other Form
Print version: 9789401796484
General Introduction
Atmospheric Aerosols
Physical, Chemical and Optical Aerosol Properties
Aerosol Modelling
Interactions of Radiation with matter and Atmospheric Radiative Transfer
In Situ and Remote Sensing Measurements of Aerosols
Aerosol Data Assimilation
Aerosol-radiation Interactions-. Aerosol-cloud Interactions
Climate Response to Aerosol Forcings
Biogeochemical Effects and Climate Feedbacks of Aerosols
Stratospheric Aerosols
Aerosol-based Climate Engineering
Appendices
Index.
