Assertion: aerosol | /r/CapableOf | affect climate
Facets:
value: via clouds
type: MANNER
value: by changing the way
type: MANNER
value: on a regional scale
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Although it became clear about 40 years ago that aerosols could affect climate, the measurements needed to establish the magnitude of such effects—or even whether specific aerosol types warm or cool the surface—were lacking.
text: Even more dismaying is how aerosols, which are tiny particles suspended in gas, are affecting the climate.
text: Whereas aerosols can influence climate by scattering light and changing Earth’s reflectivity, they can also alter the climate via clouds.
text: Aerosols are also thought to affect weather and climate on a regional scale.
text: Aerosols not only intercepted sunlight, but might also affect climate by helping to create clouds.
text: Aerosols, natural and anthropogenic, can affect the climate by changing the way radiation is transmitted through the atmosphere.