Aerosols, Monsoon Rainfall Variability, and Climate Change
Aerosols, Monsoon Rainfall Variability, and Climate Change
Aerosols, Monsoon Rainfall Variability, and Climate Change
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How absorbing are dust aerosols ????<br />
Comparison of Asian Dust Single Scattering Albedo<br />
versus Saharan <strong>and</strong> Saudi Arabian Dust<br />
1.00<br />
0.98<br />
absorbing<br />
More<br />
Single<br />
Scattering Albedo<br />
0.96<br />
0.94<br />
0.92 Beijing<br />
Anmyon, S. Korea<br />
Dunhuang, China<br />
Kanpur, India<br />
0.90<br />
Cape Verde<br />
Saudi Arabia - SV<br />
Bahrain<br />
0.88<br />
400 500 600 700 800 900 1000 1100<br />
Wavelength (nm)<br />
Micrographs of<br />
soot coating <strong>and</strong> aggregate<br />
on mineral dust from Asian dus<br />
t (courtesy of J. Anderson)<br />
Dusts over major industrial cities are more absorbing (solar radiation)<br />
T. Eck et al 2004<br />
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