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- These aerosol particles are what make pollution so damaging to humans who live in high emissions zones. But these aerosols also have an impact on the wider climate system. When entering the upper atmosphere, these particles disrupt the path of the sun’s energy and can reflect it back into space.
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The remaining 10 percent of aerosols are considered anthropogenic, or human-made, and they come from a variety of sources. Though less abundant than natural forms, anthropogenic aerosols can dominate the air downwind of urban and industrial areas.
- Adam Voiland
- 2010
Mar 11, 2022 · The anthropogenic aerosols with the biggest impact on global temperature are sulphates and nitrates, which are formed by the oxidation of sulphur dioxide and ammonia in the atmosphere, and...
Jan 30, 2023 · Anthropogenic aerosols are mainly made up of sulfates and nitrates. Due to their artificial, inorganic origin, they are very fine, thus reaching high into the atmosphere and having a high potential for reflecting solar radiation. Naturally occurring aerosols, such as Saharan dust or marine aerosols, are darker and coarser.
Nov 12, 2019 · There are many potential risks to humanity associated with solar geoengineering, including; acid rain, changes to the hydrological cycle, and termination shock, i.e. a dramatic warming if solar...
- E. J. L. Larson, E. J. L. Larson, R. W. Portmann
- 2019
May 24, 2022 · Tropospheric anthropogenic aerosols contribute the second-largest forcing to climate change, but with high uncertainty owing to their spatio-temporal variability and complicated optical...
May 14, 2021 · Plain Language Summary. The aerosols emitted by human activities can change climate and increase diffuse fraction of sunlight. All these changes can influence the carbon fixation of vegetation on land, further affect the atmospheric CO 2 concentration and the climate.
Apr 25, 2019 · Abstract. The largest contributor to the planetary energy imbalance is well-mixed greenhouse gases (GHGs), which are partially offset by poorly mixed (and thus northern midlatitude dominated) anthropogenic aerosols (AAs).
