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New framework to account for effect of aerosols on precipitation

Posted on September 05, 2008

A group of scientists affiliated with the International Geosphere-Biosphere Programme (IGBP) have proposed a new framework to account more accurately for the effects of aerosols on precipitation in climate models. Their work appears in the 5 September issue of Science magazine. Understanding the effects of aerosols on precipitation is of key importance to better assess the risks of flooding, drought and the availability of water for agriculture.The increase in atmospheric concentrations of man-made aerosols tiny particles suspended in the air from such sources as transportation, indust...

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