Studying the Effects of Aerosols and Clouds on Climate

9614118雅各布森该项目是研究气溶胶和云层对气候的影响。这项研究将使用区域和全球尺度的计算机模型进行，这些模型模拟气体化学、气溶胶过程、动力学和辐射。这些数值模拟工具的目的是更好地了解气溶胶和云层对温度的影响。这项研究包括一系列模拟任务，包括：(1)量化气溶胶对区域和全球温度的总体影响；(2)研究气溶胶成分和大小对温度的变化；(3)评估气溶胶对垂直温度分布的影响；(4)评估气溶胶对温度的白天和夜间影响；(5)研究云对温度的直接影响；(6)将模拟结果与数据和其他气溶胶模型进行比较。这些模拟活动的结果将产生新的信息，这些信息将改善气候变化模型中的气溶胶和云参数。

9614118 Jacobson The project is a study of the effects of aerosols and clouds on climate. The research will be carried out with regional and global scale computer models that simulate gas chemistry, aerosol processes, dynamics, and radiation. These numerical modeling tools are aimed at developing a better understanding of the effects of aerosols and clouds on temperatures. The research incorporates a number of modeling tasks that include: (1) quantifying the overall effects of aerosols on regional and global temperatures; (2) studying the variations of aerosol composition and size on temperatures; (3) evaluating the effects of aerosols on vertical temperature profiles; (4) assessing the day and nighttime effects of aerosols on temperatures; (5) studying the direct effects of clouds on temperatures; and (6) comparing simulation results to data and other aerosol models. Results from these modeling activities will generate new information that will improve aerosol and cloud parameterizations within climate change models.