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The Impact of Aerosols on Atmospheric Warming - Version 1
Bright and dark aerosols, combined with solar heating, create different effects in heating the atmosphere and heating the surface of the Earth. This animation zooms into the INDOEX region showing aerosol and solar reflectance (albedo) data from the Terra satellite, then displays how these inputs generate warming of the atmosphere (Atmospheric Forcing - red regions) and cooling of the surface (Surface Forcing - dark regions). Areas of missing data (due to clouds, etc.) are either black or transparent.

Zoom-in to the IndoEx region and fade-in aerosol data along with its resulting effects.    Zoom-in to the IndoEx region and fade-in aerosol data along with its resulting effects.
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Fade in the aerosol data over the IndoEx region.    Fade in the aerosol data over the IndoEx region.

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Aerosols can increase the albedo (reflectivity) of the Earth.    Aerosols can increase the albedo (reflectivity) of the Earth.

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But aerosols also warm the atmosphere...    But aerosols also warm the atmosphere...

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And the higher albedo cools the surface.    And the higher albedo cools the surface.

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Color bar for atmospheric forcing 		   Color bar for atmospheric forcing

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Animation Number:2214
Animator:Tom Bridgman (Lead)
Studio:SVS
Completed:2001-08-10
Scientists:Veerabhadran Ramanathan (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
 Anand K. Inamdar (Scripps Institution of Oceanography)
Instruments:Terra/CERES
 Terra/MODIS
Data Collected:2001/01/01-2001/03/21
Series:Aerosols and Warming
Video:SVS2001-1001 *
Keywords:
SVS >> Aerosols
DLESE >> Atmospheric science
 
 
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