Life on Earth is critically dependent upon the continuous
cycling of water between oceans, continents and the atmosphere.
Precipitation (including rain, snow, and hail) is the primary
mechanism for transporting water from the atmosphere back to the
Earth s surface. It is also the key physical process that links
aspects of climate, weather, and the global hydrological cycle.
Changes in precipitation regimes and the frequency of extreme
weather events, such as floods, droughts, severe ice/snow storms,
monsoon fluctuations and hurricanes are of great potential
importance to life on the planet. One of the factors that could
contribute to precipitation modification is aerosol pollution from
various sources such as urban air pollution and biomass burning.
Natural and anthropogenic changes in atmospheric aerosols might
have important implications for precipitation by influencing the
hydrological cycle, which in turn could feed back to climate
changes.
From an Earth Science perspective, a key question is how changes
expected in climate will translate into changes in the hydrological
cycle, and what trends may be expected in the future. We require a
much better understanding and hence predictive capability of the
moisture and energy storages and exchanges among the Earth s
atmosphere, oceans, continents and biological systems. This book is
a review of our knowledge of the relationship between aerosols and
precipitation reaching the Earth's surface and it includes a list
of recommendations that could help to advance our knowledge in this
area."
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