Anthropogenic aerosols are aerosols (tiny particles in the air) that are created by humans (anthropogenic).

These aerosols are released by the burning of different types of fossil fuels (like coal, petroleum, or wood) in different ways (cars, factories). Although most aerosols actually have the opposite effect of greenhouse gasses and have a cooling effect (reflecting solar radiation instead of absorbing it), these anthropogenic aerosols can be very harmful to human health and the envrionment.

Anthropogenic aerosols have significant potential to interfere with both: the hydrological cycle (by affecting monsoonal circulation patterns) and the biogeochemical processes of the oceanic region through the supply of macro and micronutrients.

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01.04.2022 / Nature.com / Black carbon emissions from traffic contribute substantially to air pollution in Nairobi, Kenya

14.09.2018 / Nature Communications / Aerosol-induced intensification of cooling effect of clouds during Indian summer monsoon

07.12.2009 / NASA / Aerosols: Five Questions