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Study Of Aerosols Stands To Improve Climate Models
2014-08-07 19:18:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
RedOrbit: Of all the factors that influence Earth`s changing climate, the effect that tiny particles in Earth`s atmosphere called aerosols have on clouds is the least well understood. Aerosols scatter and absorb incoming sunlight and affect the formation and properties of clouds. Among all cloud types, low-level clouds over the ocean, which cover about one-third of the ocean`s surface, have the biggest impact on the albedo, or reflectivity, of Earth`s surface, reflecting solar energy back to space and cooling...
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