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28 Aug 2018
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Connecting regional aerosol emissions reductions to local and remote precipitation responses
Daniel M. Westervelt
CORRESPONDING AUTHOR
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New
York, USA
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, New York, USA
Andrew J. Conley
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Arlene M. Fiore
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New
York, USA
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University,
Palisades, New York, USA
Jean-François Lamarque
National Center for Atmospheric Research, Boulder, Colorado, USA
Drew T. Shindell
Nicholas School of the Environment, Duke University. Durham, North
Carolina, USA
Michael Previdi
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New
York, USA
Nora R. Mascioli
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New
York, USA
Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, Columbia University,
Palisades, New York, USA
Greg Faluvegi
NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies, New York, New York, USA
Center for Climate Systems Research, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Gustavo Correa
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University, Palisades, New
York, USA
Larry W. Horowitz
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Geophysical Fluid
Dynamics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
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Small particles in Earth's atmosphere (also referred to as atmospheric aerosols) emitted by human activities impact Earth's climate in complex ways and play an important role in Earth's water cycle. We use a climate modeling approach and find that aerosols from the United States and Europe can have substantial effects on rainfall in far-away regions such as Africa's Sahel or the Mediterranean. Air pollution controls in these regions may help reduce the likelihood and severity of Sahel drought.
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