Welcome to the AeroEarth site!
Aerosols have a wide array of effects on climate, weather and air quality.
Understanding how aerosols perturb the energy budget and cloud/precipitation processes
will help predict future climates, mitigate poor air quality, and generally
improve the health and safety of earth and its inhabitants.
Yet aerosols are fleeting, and their interactions complex,
so that modeling them is extremely challenging.
We are attempting to reduce the uncertainty of the description of the "Global Aerosol System" and it`s effect on climate,
by combining the latest global aerosol measurements, with modeling,
assimilation and analysis techniques.
The highlights of the site include:
Cloud/Aerosol Database Practical data for the mathematical analysis of satellite scans of aerosols and clouds.
Introduction This section includes a general description of the Aerosol research and goals of this project.
Theory Come here to learn about the latest research on the Global Aerosol System,
aerosol effects on clouds, radiation and climate. Contains an animated presentation and articles describing the physical theoretic background and some of the new findings in the field.
Showcase Here you can find animated detailed examples of the current work done by the team.
Publications A list of publications currently discussed in the field, by team members and others.
Team Get to know who is doing the work.
Links A list of relevant links and topics.
This AeroEarth site is owned and
maintained by the Climate and Radiation Branch at NASA`s Goddard Space Flight Center.
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