The entire university community is invited to the following seminar:
Title: aerosol-ClOud iNteractions and Effects on Atmospheric rAdiatiVe fOrtiVe, CONDensation.
Speaker: María José Granados of the University of Granada, Marie Curie
Location: Conference Room of the Andalusian Institute for Earth System Research (IISTA)
Day and time: Friday, March 22, 2019, at 13:00.
Abstract:
The effect of changes in atmospheric aerosol properties on cloud formation, distribution and radiative properties is the most uncertain component of the Earth-Atmosphere energy balance. Therefore, there is an essential need to understand aerosol-cloud interaction (ACI) processes and reduce the associated uncertainties in radiative forcing (RF). Ground-based remote sensors (e.g. lidar and radar) are crucial in this respect, as they provide profiles of aerosol and cloud properties, necessary to study ACI processes and their influence on RF. During this seminar the CONDENSATION project is presented. This project will be developed at GFAT over the next two years with the overall objective of improving our understanding of aerosol-cloud interaction processes and accurately quantifying their impact on atmospheric radiative forcing, thus reducing the associated uncertainty.