AOS At a Glance
AOS will address priorities recommended by the science community.
Interactions between aerosols and clouds influence related, small-scale processes.
These processes determine the properties of aerosols and clouds, which AOS will observe.
The properties drive global circulation and temperature changes...
...that determine climate sensitivity and impact prediction.
NASA Resources of Interest
2015-2016 El Niño Provided ‘Natural Experiment’ on the Effects of Warming Seas | Satellites See Saharan Dust from Space | GPM Catches Hurricane Nate's Landfall...Twice | Aerosols Impact Cloud Formation | FIREX-AQ Prelaunch Data Visualization | Global Temperature Anomalies from 1880 to 2020Glossary of Terms
- Aerosol
- Coalescence
- Condensation
- Detrainment
- Emission
- Humidification: The act of increasing the moisture content of a gas, usually air.
- Latent heat: The heat required to convert a solid into a liquid or vapor, or a liquid into a vapor, without change of temperature.
- Microphysics: Dealing with physical objects that are not large enough to be observed and treated directly.
- Nucleation: The process where droplets of liquid can condense from a vapor.
- Precipitation
- Radiative heating
- Rime
- Wet removal: Taking away (for example, an aerosol) via cloud or precipitation.