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Re: A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds

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Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> wrote:
> A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds
>> http://phys.org/news/2015-11-warmer-world-hazier.html
> 
> 
>> Aerosols, tiny solid and liquid particles suspended in the
>> atmosphere, impact the environment by affecting air quality and alter
>> the Earth's radiative balance by either scattering or absorbing
>> sunlight to varying degrees. What impact does climate change, induced
>> by greenhouse gases (GHGs), have on the aerosol "burden"?the total
>> mass of aerosols in a vertical column of air?
>>
>> Past research done on climate models has found inconsistent results:
>> Depending on the model, climate change was associated with an
>> increase or decrease in aerosol burden. But a new study using the
>> newest and state-of-the-art computer models, published today in
>> Nature Climate Change, shows that under climate change associated
>> with GHG-induced warming most aerosol species will register a robust
>> increase, with implications for future air quality.
>>
>> "Our work on the models shows that nearly all aerosol species will
>> increase under GHG-induced climate change," said climatologist Robert
>> J. Allen, an assistant professor in the Department of Earth Sciences
>> at the University of California, Riverside and the lead author of the
>> research paper. "This includes natural aerosols, like dust and sea
>> salt, and also anthropogenic aerosols, like sulfate, black carbon and
>> primary organic matter. Stricter reductions in aerosol emissions will
>> be necessary for attaining a desired level of air quality through the
>> 21st century."
>>
>> Allen explained that an increase in GHGs will not only warm the
>> planet, but also affect climate in many different ways. For example,
>> GHGs will lead to changes in the hydrological cycle and large-scale
>> atmospheric circulation. These changes, in turn, will affect air
>> quality and the distribution of aerosols?irrespective of changes in
>> aerosol emissions.
> 
 
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A warmer world will be a hazier one, study finds Sam Wormley <swormley1@gmail.com> - 2015-11-09 18:34 -0600
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