Asian brown cloud - Wikipedia
The Indian Ocean brown cloud or Asian brown cloud is a layer of air pollution that recurrently covers parts of South Asia, namely the northern Indian Ocean, India, and Pakistan.
Asian brown cloud | Air Pollution, Climate Change, Aerosols
Asian brown cloud, a large atmospheric brown cloud that occurs annually from about November through May over eastern China and southern Asia. The Asian brown cloud is caused by large amounts of aerosols (such as soot and dust) produced in the combustion of fossil fuels and biomass across the region.
Asian Brown Cloud - Introduction, Composition, Causes
This so-called "Asian Brown Cloud" is also known as the " Indian Ocean Brown Cloud." which is an extensive layer of toxic air pollution. It materializes annually over parts of the northern Indian Ocean, the Indian subcontinent, Bangladesh and China.
The Asian brown cloud - PMC
The Asian Brown Cloud is a layer of air pollution that covers parts of the northern Indian Ocean, India and Pakistan, and parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia and China. [2, 3] This pollution layer was observed during the Indian Ocean Experiment (INODEX) intensive field observation in 1999.
'Asian Brown Cloud' Threatens U.S. - Science | AAAS
2012年5月25日 · Over the past few decades, the pall hanging over the region has come to be known as "the Asian brown cloud." Previous studies have shown that even though layers of air polluted with carbon aerosols become substantially warmer, the cloud slightly cools temperatures at ground level, by some estimates reducing the amount of sunlight reaching the ...
atmospheric brown cloud - Encyclopedia Britannica
atmospheric brown cloud, a layer of air pollution containing aerosols such as soot or dust that absorb as well as scatter incoming solar radiation, leading to regional and global climatic effects and posing risks to human health and food security.
Brown Clouds - Ocean Archive
A 2002 United Nations report published in response coined the term “Asian brown cloud” to describe this haze of pollution built up during the winter monsoon months over South Asia, particularly the northern Indian Ocean, Bay of Bengal, and the Arabian Sea.
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2012年10月6日 · The Asian Brown Cloud: Climate and Other Impacts, published in 2002 (press release) is the first comprehensive report of the South Asian haze and its impact on climate. It is largely based on the INDOEX studies.
The south Asian brown haze covers most of the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and the south Asian region. It occurs every year, and extends from about November to April and possibly longer.
"Brown Cloud" Particulate Pollution Amplifies Global Warming
2007年8月1日 · Now, a new analysis of pollution-filled "brown clouds" over south Asia by researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, Calif., offers hope that the region may be able to arrest some of the alarming retreat …