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Aerosol Effect

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-000660

Aerosols can cause cooling by scattering incoming radiation or by affecting cloud cover. Aerosols can also cause warming by absorbing radiation.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-000660
FieldEnvironment
ReferencesEPA EV-Outcomes-Environmental Impacts
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-000660",
  "term": "Aerosol Effect",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Aerosols can cause cooling by scattering incoming radiation or by affecting cloud cover. Aerosols can also cause warming by absorbing radiation.",
  "references": [
    "EPA EV-Outcomes-Environmental Impacts"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/aerosol-effect/"
}

Record 660 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.