Coupling between land ecosystems and the atmospheric hydrologic cycle through biogenic aerosol pathways

Mary Barth, Joseph P. McFadden, Jielun Sun, Christine Wiedinmyer, Patrick Chuang, Don Collins, Robert Griffin, Michael Hannigan, Thomas Karl, Si Wan Kim, Sonia Lasher-Trapp, Samuel Levis, Marcy Litvak, Natalie Mahowald, Katharine Moore, Sreela Nandi, Eiko Nemitz, Athanasios Nenes, Mark Potosnak, Timothy M. RaymondJames Smith, Christopher Still, Craig Stroud

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Abstract

Important land surface characteristics affect the way in which water is transferred to the atmosphere, processed in the atmosphere, and eventually returned to the surface. In turn, the amount of water in the atmosphere and returning to Earth affects many of the key properties of the land surface. It is hypothesized that feedbacks between the terrestrial biosphere and the atmosphere by way of biogenic aerosol pathways exist, and that these feedbacks can be important in both direct and indirect radiative processes. By investigating this coupled cycle, a better understanding of the Earth system, including climate change, regional and global atmospheric chemistry, haze and visibility, weather, and changes in land cover is obtained.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1738-1742
Number of pages5
JournalBulletin of the American Meteorological Society
Volume86
Issue number12
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2005
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Atmospheric Science

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