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Nature Geoscience 2, 167 - 168 (2009)
doi:10.1038/ngeo456
Subject Category: Atmospheric science
Atmospheric science: Smoke above clouds
Lorraine A. Remer1
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Lorraine A. Remer is at Laboratory for Atmospheres, Code 613.2, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771, USA.
e-mail: Lorraine.a.remer@nasa.gov
Abstract
Aerosols in the atmosphere alter the radiative balance of the Earth by reflecting or absorbing solar radiation. Space-borne measurements of clouds and aerosols advected over the southeastern Atlantic Ocean indicate that the greater the cloud cover below the aerosols, the more likely the aerosols are to heat the planet.
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