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Aerosols, climate, and the hydrological cycle [1]

Human activities are releasing tiny particles (aerosols) into the atmosphere. These human-made aerosols enhance scattering and absorption of solar radiation. They also produce brighter clouds that are less efficient at releasing precipitation. These in turn lead to large reductions in the amount of solar irradiance reaching Earth's surface, a corresponding increase in solar heating of the atmosphere, changes in the atmospheric temperature structure, suppression of rainfall, and less efficient removal of pollutants. These aerosol effects can lead to a weaker hydrological cycle, which connects directly to availability and quality of fresh water, a major environmental issue of the 21st century.

Publication Date: 
07/12/2001
V. Ramanathan [2], P. J. Crutzen [3], J. T. Kiehl & et al [4]
Science [5]
294
5549
2119-2124
Tags:
Aerosols [6], Climate Change [7], Hydrology [8], Solar Radiation [9], Rainfall [10], Air Pollution [11], Water Resources [12], Atmosphere [13], India [14], Indian Ocean [15], North Sea [16], North Atlantic Ocean [17], Biomass Gasification [18], Monsoons [19], Thailand [20], Brazil [21], Amazon [22], Atmosphere Science [23]

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