Sentences with phrase «organic aerosol over»
«The results suggest that about 10 percent of the reacting VOC mass is converted tosecondary organic aerosol over the tree tops.
https://www.sciencedaily.com/ Not exact matches
The results may help to explain discrepancies between observations and theories about how volatile organic compounds produced by vegetation are converted into atmospheric aerosol — especially over forested regions.
Using aircraft to measure air pollution over the Alberta tar sands region, the researchers found that tar sands production emitted between 55 and 101 metric tonnes of secondary organic aerosols per day.
New study shows the molecular details of how organic aerosol helps heat up and color the haze over megacities
In reality, there are a host of both natural and anthropogenic aerosols, ranging from sea salt (the major source of cloud nuclei over the ocean) to biogenic aerosols from forests (the «smoke» of the Great Smoky Mountains of the Eastern US) to partially burnt organic materials (the «brown cloud» over Asia, generally absorptive / warming) to various sulfur compounds (generally reflective / cooling).
With regard to the actual content of the press release quoted, it isn't clear if the process they report on (aerosol particles, particularly organic chemicals, getting smaller over time) makes them better or worse at forming clouds and their other atmosphere cooling functions.