
Aerosols May Play a Big Part in Atmospheric Absorption
Author(s) -
Lily Strelich
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
eos
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2015eo040423
Subject(s) - environmental science , absorption (acoustics) , atmospheric sciences , physics , optics
A new study shows that aerosols have a strong impact on the reflectivity of the Earth's atmosphere, absorbing more solar radiation within the atmospheric layers than previously thought.