Aerosol Pollution Impact on Precipitation

1. Introduction
Leonard A. Barrie, Ulrike Lohmann, Sandra Yuter

2. Principles of Cloud and Precipitation Formation
William R. Cotton, Sandra Yuter

3. Sources and Nature of Atmospheric Aerosols
Meinrat O. Andreae, Dean A. Hegg, Urs Baltensperger

4. The Distribution of Atmospheric Aerosols: Transport, Transformation and Removal
Sunling Gong, Leonard A. Barrie

5. In Situ and Remote Sensing Techniques for Measuring Aerosols, Clouds and Precipitation
Didier Tanré, Paulo Artaxo, Sandra Yuter, Yoram Kaufman

6. Effects of Pollution and Biomass Aerosols on Clouds and Precipitation: Observational Studies
Zev Levin, Jean-Louis Brenguier

7. Effects of Pollution Aerosol and Biomass Burning on Clouds and Precipitation: Numerical Modeling Studies
Graham Feingold, William Cotton, Ulrike Lohmann, Zev Levin

8. Parallels and Contrasts Between Deliberate Cloud Seeding and Aerosol Pollution Effects
William R. Cotton

9. Summary
Zev Levin, William R. Cotton

10. Recommendations
Zev Levin, William R. Cotton

Avainsanat: Environment, Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution, Meteorology/Climatology