The dependence of aerosols' global and local precipitation impacts on the emitting region

Persad, Geeta G.

doi:https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3435-2023

Articles | Volume 23, issue 6

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3435-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

https://doi.org/10.5194/acp-23-3435-2023

© Author(s) 2023. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 23, issue 6

Research article

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20 Mar 2023

Research article |

| 20 Mar 2023

The dependence of aerosols' global and local precipitation impacts on the emitting region

Geeta G. Persad

Data sets

Emissions Input Data Geeta Persad https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/Z87COZ

Simulation Output Data Geeta Persad https://doi.org/10.18738/T8/WBNQZE

Short summary

Human-induced aerosol pollution has major impacts on both local and global precipitation. This study demonstrates using a global climate model that both the strength and localization of aerosols' precipitation impacts are highly dependent on which region the aerosols are emitted from. The findings highlight that the geographic distribution of human-induced aerosol emissions must be accounted for when quantifying their influence on global precipitation.