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What do we need to know? | Why? |
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Aerosol Amount | Correlated with forcing |
Aerosol 'Darkness' | Determines the atmospheric cooling/warming potential of particles |
Aerosol Size | Related to anthropogenic aerosol contribution Amount of incoming radiation scattered back to space |
Aerosol Type | Source identification/contribution |
Location | Aerosol forcing depends on the underlying surface and whether they are above or below clouds. |