Daniel Partridge

Apr 11, 2024 | nature.com | Ying Chen |Jim M. Haywood |Yu Wang |George E. Jordan |Daniel Partridge |Nayeong Cho | +2 more

AbstractWith global warming currently standing at approximately +1.2 °C since pre-industrial times, climate change is a pressing global issue. Marine cloud brightening is one proposed method to tackle warming through injecting aerosols into marine clouds to enhance their reflectivity and thereby planetary albedo. However, because it is unclear how aerosols influence clouds, especially cloud cover, both climate projections and the effectiveness of marine cloud brightening remain uncertain.

Feb 7, 2024 | nature.com | Sara M. Blichner |Taina Yli-Juuti |Tero Mielonen |Christopher Pöhlker |Liine M. Heikkinen |Paulo Artaxo | +10 more

AbstractNatural aerosol feedbacks are expected to become more important in the future, as anthropogenic aerosol emissions decrease due to air quality policy. One such feedback is initiated by the increase in biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions with higher temperatures, leading to higher secondary organic aerosol (SOA) production and a cooling of the surface via impacts on cloud radiative properties.