Better models needed to track atmospheric pollution's impact on health, climate
Sunday, February 19, 2012 - 13:00
in Earth & Climate
The past decade has witnessed a significant growth in Asian air pollution, causing a great concern for air quality and climate. If government policy makers hope to contain the problem, they will need increased research and better computer models of black carbon and other aerosol pollutants, also known as atmospheric brown cloud (ABC), according to University of Iowa engineering professor Gregory Carmichael.