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Clouds’ Reaction to Aerosols

Clouds’ Reaction to Aerosols. By Federico Montemayor Texas Tech University. Thesis Statement. The objective of this literature review is to synthesize the research of the effects of aerosols to clouds, and how clouds react to the aerosol pollution.

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Clouds’ Reaction to Aerosols

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  1. Clouds’ Reaction to Aerosols By Federico Montemayor Texas Tech University

  2. Thesis Statement • The objective of this literature review is to synthesize the research of the effects of aerosols to clouds, and how clouds react to the aerosol pollution.

  3. The Clouds’ Reaction in Relationship with Temperature Changes • Aerosol’s modifying microphysics, radiative properties, and lifetime of clouds (Yan Huang et al) • Cloud alteriation of radiation both at top and bottom (Yan Huang et al) • Dynamics of atmosphere changes weather and climate (Andreae et al)

  4. Aerosols Level V.S Clouds Reaction • Increase aerosols pollution directly proportional to increase of precipitation (changes of microphysics). (Lee et al) • Quantity of aerosols relationship to cloud reaction is now part of research. (Xue et al)

  5. Specific Clouds and Their Reaction to Aerosols • Lifetime of clouds and aerosol concentration. (Jiang et al) • Cumulus clouds’ importance to the transport of moisture and energy. (Jiang et al) • Increase of aerosol levels change anvils shape. (Koren et al)

  6. Conclusion • Clouds have a very dynamic behavior, therefore hard to study. • Research of aerosols’ effect on clouds is recent and not yet fully discovered. • There are different methods to study clouds, yet there has not been found the best way to dissect their behavior. • There is still much to research, so it is just about time and research to answer many unanswered questions.

  7. Work Cited • Koren, I., L. A. Remer, O. Altaratz, J. V. Martins, and A. Davidi. "Aerosol-induced Changes of Convective Cloud Anvils Produce Strong Climate Warming." Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics Discussions 10.1 (2010): 1939-956. Web. 13 June 2014 • Andreae, Meinrat O., Chris D. Jones, and Peter M. Cox. "Strong Present-day Aerosol Cooling Implies a Hot Future." Nature 435.7046 (2005): 1187-190. Web. 14 June 2014. • Huang, Y. "Impact of Aerosol Indirect Effect on Surface Temperature over East Asia." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 103.12 (2006): 4371-376. Web. 17 June 2014. • Xue, Huiwen, Graham Feingold, and Bjorn Stevens. "Aerosol Effects on Clouds, Precipitation, and the Organization of Shallow Cumulus Convection." Journal of the Atmospheric Sciences 65.2 (2008): 392-406. Web. 17 June 2014. • Lee, Seoung Soo, Leo J. Donner, Vaughan T. J. Phillips, and Yi Ming. "The Dependence of Aerosol Effects on Clouds and Precipitation on Cloud-system Organization, Shear and Stability." Journal of Geophysical Research 113.D16 (2008): n. pag. Web. 17 June 2014. • Jiang, Hongli, Huiwen Xue, Amit Teller, Graham Feingold, and Zev Levin. "Aerosol Effects on the Lifetime of Shallow Cumulus." Geophysical Research Letters 33.14 (2006): n. pag. Web. 17 June 2014.

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