Atmospheric Brown Clouds: From Local Air Pollution to Climate Change

Research Article| August 01, 2010 Atmospheric Brown Clouds: From Local Air Pollution to Climate Change Guenter Engling; Guenter Engling 1Research Center for Environmental Changes, Academia Sinica 128 Academia Road, Sec. 2, Taipei 115, Taiwan E-mail: guenter@gate.sinica.edu.tw Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar András Gelencsér András Gelencsér 2University of Pannonia, Department of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Veszprém, Hungary E-mail: gelencs@almos.uni-pannon.hu Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Elements (2010) 6 (4): 223–228. https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.4.223 Article history first online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Search Site Citation Guenter Engling, András Gelencsér; Atmospheric Brown Clouds: From Local Air Pollution to Climate Change. Elements 2010;; 6 (4): 223–228. doi: https://doi.org/10.2113/gselements.6.4.223 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyElements Search Advanced Search Abstract Atmospheric brown clouds are atmospheric accumulations of carbonaceous aerosol particles spanning vast areas of the globe. They have recently gained much attention, from the scientific community and from the general population, as they severely impact several aspects of everyday life. Aside from affecting regional air quality and negatively impacting human health, these clouds affect biogeochemical cycles and profoundly influence the radiation budget of the Earth, resulting in severe climatic and economic consequences. Carbonaceous aerosol particles are generated primarily by combustion processes, including biomass and fossil fuel burning. Natural emissions and transformations of volatile organic species in the atmosphere also contribute to the development of atmospheric brown clouds. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.