Clouds with sun rays. Credit: Photo Gallery

Impact of aerosols on Earth’s climate

 

Clouds with sun rays. Credit: Photo Gallery
Clouds with sun rays. Credit: Photo Gallery

Presentation from Professor Zhanqing Li, Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic, Science and ESSIC, University of Maryland.

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30 May 2022

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20 November 2015

In his presentation Impact of Aerosol on Earth’s Climate from Observation & Modeling he puts forward the argument that aerosol, absorbing aerosol in particular, (along with cloud height) holds the key to close the gaps of global energy balance and energy and water cycles.

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