Not exact matches
Reactions in and on sea - salt
aerosol particles may have a strong influence on oxidation processes in the marine boundary layer through the
production of halogen radicals, and reactions on mineral
aerosols may significantly affect the cycles
of nitrogen, sulfur, and atmospheric oxidants.
The study, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, showed that the
production of tar sands and other heavy oil — thick, highly viscous crude oil that is difficult to produce — are a major source
of aerosols, a component
of fine
particle air pollution, which can affect regional weather patterns and increase the risk
of lung and heart disease.
I write it off as a very real effect that is not well characterized by the models, probably because these models don't model with enough accuracy the effect
of the additional
aerosol particles on cloud
production to properly account for it's full effect on temperature.
Associated with human greenhouse gas
production is the release
of fine
particle known as
aerosols which have a temporary cooling effect (they last in the atmosphere less than a week).