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Synthesis and Assessment Product 2.3 Print E-mail

Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Climate Impacts

Lead Agency: NASA

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How to cite this report: CCSP 2009: Atmospheric Aerosol Properties and Climate Impacts. A Report by the U.S. Climate Change Science Program and the Subcommittee on Global Change Research. [Mian Chin, Ralph A. Kahn, and Stephen E. Schwartz (eds.)]. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, D.C., USA. 

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Complete Report [4.8 Mb]

Individual Sections

Front Matter [364 Kb]

Executive Summary [662 Kb]

Chapter 1: Introduction [625 Kb]

Chapter 2: Remote Sensing and In Situ Measurements of Aerosol Properties, Burdens, and Radiative Forcing [1.9 Mb]

Chapter 3: Modeling the Effects of Aerosols on Climate [1.6 Mb]

Chapter 4: The Way Forward [484 Kb]

Back Matter [369 Kb]