Aerosols, Climate, and the Hydrological Cycle
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23322589 |
|---|---|
| Authors | V Ramanathan (0000-0002-3534-5987, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, University of California at San Diego, CA 92093, USA., corresponding author), Paul J Crutzen (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), J T Kiehl (0000-0001-5812-6552, NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research), Daniel Rosenfeld (0000-0002-0784-7656, Hebrew University of Jerusalem) |
| Year | 2001 |
| Volume | 294 |
| Issue | 5549 |
| Pages | 2119-2124 |
| Publication date | 2001-12-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0036-8075 • E-ISSN: 0193-4511 |
| Publisher | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1126/science.1064034 |
| PMID | 11739947 |
| OpenAlex | W2119744638 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 66 |
| References cited | 43 |
Human activities are releasing tiny particles (aerosols) into the atmosphere. These human-made aerosols enhance scattering and absorption of solar radiation. They also produce brighter clouds that are less efficient at releasing precipitation. These in turn lead to large reductions in the amount of solar irradiance reaching Earth's surface, a corresponding increase in solar heating of the atmosphere, changes in the atmospheric temperature structure, suppression of rainfall, and less efficient removal of pollutants. These aerosol effects can lead to a weaker hydrological cycle, which connects directly to availability and quality of fresh water, a major environmental issue of the 21st century.
Aerosol · Atmosphere (unit) · Atmospheric sciences · Geography · Irradiance · Lead (geology) · Meteorology · Physics · Precipitation · Solar irradiance · Water cycle · Atmospheric aerosols and clouds · Atmospheric chemistry and aerosols · Ecology · Environmental Science · Geology · Solar Radiation and Photovoltaics
Fertility Island Formation and Evolution in Dryland Ecosystems
Relação Entre Profundidade Óptica Do Aerossol E Precipitação Tendo a Umidade Relativa Como Fator De Influência
Is there room for geoengineering in the optimal climate policy mix
Physico-chemical characterisation of atmospheric aerosols in Tanzania, with emphasis on the carbonaceous aerosol components and on chemical mass closure
The Changing Character of Precipitation
Global desertification
Constraints on future changes in climate and the hydrologic cycle
Evidence for intensification of the global water cycle
Robust Responses of the Hydrological Cycle to Global Warming
Fire science for rainforests
Bounding the role of black carbon in the climate system
Albedo Enhancement by Stratospheric Sulfur Injections
Potential impacts of a warming climate on water availability in snow-dominated regions
Black carbon aerosols over Manora Peak in the Indian Himalayan foothills
Vegetation fires, absorbing aerosols and smoke plume characteristics in diverse biomass burning regions of Asia
The Southern Kalahari
The transient response of global-mean precipitation to increasing carbon dioxide levels
Indian Ocean temperature anomalies modulate the interannual variability of springtime smoke aerosols over the Indochina Peninsula
Contribution of water-limited ecoregions to their own supply of rainfall
Reduced aerosols and intensified summertime rainfall in India during the pandemic suggest potentially more amplified precipitation in the future
Increase of surface solar irradiance across East China related to changes in aerosol properties during the past decade
Interannual variability of summertime aerosol optical depth over East Asia during 2000–2011
Distinct roles of land cover in regulating spatial variabilities of temperature responses to radiative effects of aerosols and clouds
Effect of solar variations on particle formation and cloud condensation nuclei
Climate effects of China’s efforts to improve its air quality
An underestimated role of precipitation frequency in regulating summer soil moisture
The impact of aerosol–radiation interactions on the effectiveness of emission control measures
Downdraft influences on the differences of PM 2.5 concentration
A sensitivity study on modeling black carbon in snow and its radiative forcing over the Arctic and Northern China
Detection and attribution of extreme precipitation changes over India
Air pollution is pushing wind speed into a regulator of surface solar irradiance in China
Aerosols in atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemical cycles of nutrients
Flipping of temperature and precipitation trends over the Indian subcontinent due to diametrically opposing influence of GHGs and aerosols
Sharp decline of dust events induces regional wetting over arid and semi-arid Northwest China in the NCAR Community atmosphere model
Anthropogenic aerosol changes disproportionately impact the evolution of global heatwave hazard and exposure
African aerosol and large-scale precipitation variability over West Africa
The Earth radiation balance as driver of the global hydrological cycle
Short-cut transport path for Asian dust directly to the Arctic
Return period of extreme rainfall substantially decreases under 1.5 °C and 2.0 °C warming
Co-benefits of aerosol pollution mitigation in enhancing solar photovoltaic power generation in China
Dispersion bias, dispersion effect, and the aerosol–cloud conundrum
Maritime continent aerosols reinforce the MJO propagation barrier under El Niño conditions
Diminishing clear winter skies in Beijing towards a possible future
Estimating cloud field coverage using morphological analysis
Differences and similarities in Indian monsoon response to aerosols and to land-use/land-cover change
A model-based assessment of the regional safe aerosol boundary for the South Asian monsoon region
Evaluation of Measurement Procedures for Solid Particle Number (SPN) Measurements during the Periodic Technical Inspection (PTI) of Vehicles
Regional Features of Long-Term Exposure to PM2.5 Air Quality over Asia under SSP Scenarios Based on CMIP6 Models
Black-carbon-induced regime transition of boundary layer development strongly amplifies severe haze
Urban aerosols and the intensification of maximum air temperature in a tropical Amazonian city
Climate Change and the Geographical Imperative for Systemic Transformation
The imprint of urbanization on PM2.5 concentrations in China
Decadal changes in radiative fluxes at land and ocean surfaces and their relevance for global warming
Assessment of black carbon radiative effects in climate models
Using big data analytics to synthesize research domains and identify emerging fields in urban climatology
Indian summer monsoon
Our Anthropocene
Unlocking the unsustainable rice-wheat system of Indian Punjab
Beyond the planetary boundary layer
Study of aerosol optical depth using satellite data (Modis Aqua) over Indian Territory and its relation to particulate matter concentration
Stable nitrogen isotope record of lacustrine sediments in Lake Onuma (Northern Japan) indicates regional hydrological variability during the past four centuries
Environmental refugees in sub-Saharan Africa
Heterogeneous climate impacts on spring phenology of China's wetlands
Acid rain and air pollution
Characterization of Fine Carbonaceous Aerosols From the Eastern Mediterranean
Precipitation Measurement and the Advancement Toward Global Observations
| Unique citing works | 66 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,75 |
| Citation span | 2002 - 2026 (25) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 62 |