New modeling approach shows current climate models may be off in estimates of some key pollutants
Friday, March 20, 2015 - 06:00
in Earth & Climate
It's a double dose of climate disturbance. Tiny particles of pollution—also known as aerosols—both cool and warm the planet. Now, a team of scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and NASA identified how current climate models may be far off in estimating the actual amounts of these particles and their total impact on the atmosphere.