Aerosol Pollution Impact on Precipitation A Scientific Review /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Levin, Zev (Editor), Cotton, William R. (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2009.
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Atmospheric sciences.; Air pollution.; Earth Sciences.; Atmospheric Sciences.; Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution.

Life on Earth is critically dependent upon the continuous cycling of water between oceans, continents and the atmosphere. Precipitation (including rain, snow, and hail) is the primary mechanism for transporting water from the atmosphere back to the Earth's surface. It is also the key physical p...

Table of Contents:

• Principles of Cloud and Precipitation Formation
• Sources and Nature of Atmospheric Aerosols
• The Distribution of Atmospheric Aerosols: Transport, Transformation and Removal
• In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques for Measuring Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation
• Effects of Pollution and Biomass Aerosols on Clouds and Precipitation: Observational Studies
• Effects of Pollution Aerosol and Biomass Burning on Clouds and Precipitation: Numerical Modeling Studies
• Parallels and Contrasts Between Deliberate Cloud Seeding and Aerosol Pollution Effects
• Summary
• Recommendations.