Southern Africa produces almost a third of the Earth's biomass burning (BB) aerosol
particles, yet the fate of these particles and their influence on regional and global climate is …

Abstract Purpose of Review Some aerosols absorb solar radiation, altering cloud properties,
atmospheric stability and circulation dynamics, and the water cycle. Here we review recent …

The representations of clouds, aerosols, and cloud–aerosol–radiation impacts remain some
of the largest uncertainties in climate change, limiting our ability to accurately reconstruct …

We describe the historical evolution of the conceptualization, formulation, quantification,
application, and utilization of “radiative forcing”(RF) of Earth's climate. Basic theories of …

Aerosol forcing uncertainty represents the largest climate forcing uncertainty overall. Its
magnitude has remained virtually undiminished over the past 20 years despite considerable …

The wildfires of August and September 2020 in the western part of the United States were
characterized by an unparalleled duration and wide geographical coverage. A particular …

Simulations are performed for the period 2000–2015 by two different regional climate
models, ALADIN and RegCM, to quantify the direct and semi-direct radiative effects of …

Recent years have seen the increasing inclusion of per-retrieval prognostic (predictive)
uncertainty estimates within satellite aerosol optical depth (AOD) data sets, providing users …

The influence of aerosol particles on cloud reflectivity remains one of the largest sources of
uncertainty in our understanding of anthropogenic climate change. Commercial shipping …

The total effect of aerosols, both directly and on cloud properties, remains the biggest source
of uncertainty in anthropogenic radiative forcing on the climate. Correct characterization of …