Aerosols warm up atmosphere

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Bericht 06-08-'07, 12:15

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Aerosols warm up atmosphere

Aerosols cause as much warming in the lower atmosphere as anthropogenic greenhouse gases, and both appear to contribute equally to regional climate change, according to a direct aerial study of so-called brown clouds near Asia. On the basis of satellite and model data, researchers had surmised that aerosols have a net cooling effect on the troposphere, whereas greenhouse gases are known to increase heating.


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