PNNL

More Accurate Aerosol Emission Needed for High-Resolution Earth System Models

Researchers introduce revised emission treatment that conserves mass and preserves the original heterogeneity.

Impact of biomass burning aerosols on radiation, clouds, and precipitation over the Amazon: relative importance of aerosol–cloud and aerosol–radiation interactions

Increased importance of aerosol-cloud interactions for surface PM2.5 pollution relative to aerosol-radiation interactions in China with the anthropogenic emission reductions

Separating radiative forcing by aerosol–cloud interactions and rapid cloud adjustments in the ECHAM–HAMMOZ aerosol–climate model using the method of partial radiative perturbations

Bridging the Data Gap in Southern Hemisphere Aerosol Research

Extensive in situ and remote sensing measurements were collected to address data gaps and better understand the interactions of convective clouds and the surrounding environment.

New Model Explains Missing Aerosol and Cloud Condensation Nuclei

Researchers synthesize molecular-level laboratory experiments to develop comprehensive model representations of new particle formation and the chemical transformation of precursor gases.

Biomass Burning Gases React Within Clouds, Forming Secondary Organic Aerosols

Researchers devised a quantitative and predictive understanding of the cloud chemistry of biomass-burning organic gases helping increase the understanding of wildfires.

Impact of Aerosol Size Representation on Modeling Aerosol-Cloud Interactions

Aerosol Indirect effects in a multi-scale aerosol-climate model PNNL-MMF

Sensitivity of Remote Aerosol Distributions to Representation of Cloud-Aerosol Interactions in a Global Climate Model