Aerosols and Climate
- 1st Edition - August 19, 2022
- Editor: Ken S. Carslaw
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 1 9 7 6 6 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 1 2 - 8 2 3 1 7 2 - 2
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Request a sales quoteThe ever-diversifying field of aerosol effects on climate is comprehensively presented here, describing the strong connection between fundamental research and model applications in a way that will allow both experienced researchers and those new to the field to gain an understanding of a wide range of topics. The material is consistently presented at three levels for each topic: (i) an accessible "quick read" of the essentials, (ii) a more detailed description, and (iii) a section dedicated to how the processes are handled in models. The modelling section in each chapter summarizes the current level of knowledge and what the gaps in this understanding mean for the effects of aerosols on climate, enabling readers to quickly understand how new research fits into established knowledge. Definitions, case studies, reference data, and examples are included throughout.
Aerosols and Climate
is a vital resource for graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, senior researchers, and lecturers in departments of atmospheric science, meteorology, engineering, and environment. It will also be of interest to those working in operational centers and policy-facing organizations, providing strong reference material on the current state of knowledge.- Includes a section in each chapter that focuses on the treatment of relevant aerosol processes in climate models
- Provides clear exposition of the challenges in understanding and reducing persistent gaps in knowledge and uncertainties in the field of aerosol-climate interaction, going beyond the fundamentals and existing knowledge
- Authored by experts in modeling and aerosol processes, analysis or observations to ensure accessibility and balance
Graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, senior researchers and university educators in departments of atmospheric science, meteorology, engineering, and environment. Operational centers and other non-academic organizations including policy-facing. Staff with responsibility for model development could use the book as a reference on the state of knowledge.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Acknowledgments
- Acronyms and abbreviations
- Symbols
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Abstract
- 1.1: What is aerosol and why is it important for climate?
- 1.2: Aims and scope of the book
- 1.3: Terminology, symbols, and units
- References
- Chapter 2: Aerosol in the climate system
- Abstract
- 2.1: The historical development of our understanding of aerosol effects on climate
- 2.2: Evidence for the effects of aerosol on climate
- 2.3: Energy balance of the climate system
- 2.4: Aerosol radiative forcing
- 2.5: Climate response to changes in aerosol
- References
- Chapter 3: Aerosol in the Earth system
- Abstract
- Acknowledgment
- 3.1: Introduction to land and ocean productivity and biogeochemistry
- 3.2: Aerosol effects on land and ocean biogeochemistry
- 3.3: Aerosol sources and deposition to the land and oceans
- 3.4: Effects of climate change and land use on natural aerosol emissions
- 3.5: Modeling
- References
- Chapter 4: Global aerosol properties
- Abstract
- 4.1: The aerosol particle size distribution
- 4.2: The global distribution of aerosol particles
- 4.3: Small-scale aerosol variability
- 4.4: Global distribution of aerosol precursor gases
- 4.5: Aerosol in the preindustrial atmosphere
- References
- Chapter 5: Aerosol processes
- Abstract
- 5.1: Particle sources, sinks, and lifetime
- 5.2: In-air processes
- 5.3: Removal of particles by sedimentation and dry deposition
- 5.4: In-cloud processes and aerosol wet removal
- 5.5: Summary of timescales
- 5.6: Knowledge gaps, future challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 6: Aerosol–climate modeling
- Abstract
- 6.1: Historical development of aerosol–climate modeling
- 6.2: The range of models used in aerosol–climate research
- 6.3: The anatomy of an atmospheric model
- 6.4: Representation of clouds and precipitation
- 6.5: Representation of aerosol
- 6.6: Representation of cloud-aerosol interactions
- 6.7: Representation of radiation interactions with clouds and aerosol
- 6.8: Model applications and evaluation
- 6.9: Knowledge gaps, future challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 7: Historical changes in aerosol
- Abstract
- 7.1: Timescales
- 7.2: Measurements of historical changes
- 7.3: Historical changes in aerosol
- 7.4: Modeling
- 7.5: Knowledge gaps, challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 8: Aerosol and precursor gas emissions
- Abstract
- 8.1: Developing emission inventories
- 8.2: Emissions from industrial activity
- 8.3: Emissions from the natural world
- 8.4: Estimating past emissions
- 8.5: Future projections of emissions
- 8.6: Modeling
- 8.7: Knowledge gaps, future challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 9: Measurements of ambient aerosol properties
- Abstract
- 9.1: Measurement principles and instruments
- 9.2: Conducting ambient measurements
- 9.3: Data from in situ measurements
- 9.4: Modeling
- References
- Chapter 10: Remote sensing measurements of aerosol properties
- Abstract
- 10.1: Introduction to ultraviolet, visible, and near-infrared aerosol measurements from satellite
- 10.2: Historical development of space-based aerosol remote sensing
- 10.3: Uses, strengths, and limitations of space-based aerosol remote sensing
- 10.4: Retrieval techniques
- 10.5: Remote sensing product uncertainty estimates and validation
- 10.6: Modeling
- References
- Chapter 11: Aerosol–radiation interactions
- Abstract
- 11.1: Fundamental aspects of aerosol interactions with radiation
- 11.2: Factors determining the radiative effect of aerosol–radiation interactions
- 11.3: Radiative effect of aerosol–radiation interactions
- 11.4: Radiative forcing and effective radiative forcing of aerosol–radiation interactions
- 11.5: Uncertainty in aerosol–radiation interactions
- 11.6: Modeling
- References
- Chapter 12: Aerosol-cloud interactions in liquid clouds
- Abstract
- 12.1: Fundamental aspects of clouds and radiation
- 12.2: Fundamental aspects of aerosol interactions with clouds
- 12.3: Observations of aerosol-cloud interactions
- 12.4: Assessments of radiative forcing
- 12.5: Modeling
- 12.6: Research directions
- References
- Chapter 13: Atmospheric and oceanic dynamical responses to changes in aerosol
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 13.1: Fundamental aspects of how aerosol affects climate dynamics
- 13.2: Responses of global mean temperature and precipitation
- 13.3: Atmospheric responses on regional scales
- 13.4: Oceanic responses
- 13.5: Modeling
- 13.6: Knowledge gaps, future challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 14: Aerosol interactions with deep convective clouds
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 14.1: Fundamental aspects of deep convective clouds
- 14.2: Aerosol effects on deep convective clouds
- 14.3: Aerosol effects on severe storms
- 14.4: Effects of deep convective clouds on aerosol particles and precursor gases
- 14.5: Modeling
- 14.6: Knowledge gaps, future challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 15: Ice-nucleating particles and their effects on clouds and radiation
- Abstract
- Acknowledgments
- 15.1: The role of heterogeneous ice formation in defining cloud microphysics and radiative properties
- 15.2: Role of ice-nucleating particles in cloud feedbacks and climate sensitivity
- 15.3: Our physical understanding of heterogeneous ice nucleation
- 15.4: The different types of ice-nucleating particles
- 15.5: Modeling
- 15.6: Knowledge gaps, future challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 16: Aerosol processes in high-latitude environments and the effects on climate
- Abstract
- 16.1: Climatic features of the high-latitude regions
- 16.2: High-latitude aerosol sources and processes
- 16.3: High-latitude aerosol properties and trends
- 16.4: Aerosol effects on the climate of polar and subpolar regions
- 16.5: Modeling
- 16.6: Knowledge gaps, future challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 17: Volcanic emissions, aerosol processes, and climatic effects
- Abstract
- 17.1: Volcanic gas and particle emissions
- 17.2: Volcanic effects on climate
- 17.3: Modeling
- 17.4: Knowledge gaps, future challenges, and research directions
- References
- Chapter 18: Climate engineering
- Abstract
- 18.1: Background
- 18.2: Stratospheric aerosol climate engineering
- 18.3: Marine cloud brightening
- 18.4: Practical aspects of climate engineering
- 18.5: Modeling
- References
- Chapter 19: Aerosols in climate and air quality policy
- Abstract
- 19.1: Introduction: Why we need to link climate and air quality policies
- 19.2: Aerosol particles as pollutants
- 19.3: Aerosol pollutants and climate change
- 19.4: Effects of policies related to air quality and climate
- 19.5: Modeling
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 854
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: August 19, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780128197660
- eBook ISBN: 9780128231722
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Ken S. Carslaw
Ken S. Carslaw is Professor at the School of Earth and Environment in the University of Leeds, United Kingdom. Since 1999, he has led a large aerosol, cloud and climate research group of PhD students and postdoctoral researchers at Leeds. His group developed the Global Model of Aerosol Processes (GLOMAP) that is implemented in the UK Met Office climate model. His research has spanned a wide range of topics in the field of aerosols and climate, with publications on natural aerosols, Arctic aerosols, aerosol formation, dust and biogeochemistry, ice-nucleating particles, radiative forcing, volcanic impacts, paleo-aerosols, air quality, uncertainty quantification, geoengineering, and stratospheric aerosols. He has published more than 200 papers. In 2001, Prof. Carslaw was a cofounding editor of the EGU journal Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, and he remains its Executive Editor. He has received several awards for his research, including the Royal Society Wolfson Merit Award. He is Fellow of the American Geophysical Union and has been a Thomson Reuters (Clarivate Analytics) Highly Cited Scientist every year since 2014.
Affiliations and expertise
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