Tiny particles, big impact
Friday, June 3, 2011 - 08:31
in Physics & Chemistry
Atmospheric aerosols may be small, ranging in size from a few nanometers to a few microns, but they have a big impact on climate. At the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, capabilities developed through the Laboratory Directed Research and Development program are delivering new insights into the formation, aging and transport of aerosol particles, whether they are created by nature or human activity. Two computational advances: the Aerosol Modeling Testbed and a computational approach, known as the particle resolved model, are bringing into sharper focus the effects of aerosols on climate change.