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Science 4 August 2006:
Vol. 313. no. 5787, pp. 623 - 624
DOI: 10.1126/science.1131668
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Perspectives

CLIMATE:
How Do Aerosols Affect Cloudiness and Climate?

François-Marie Bréon

Anthropogenic aerosol emissions may increase cloud cover by up to 5%, resulting in a substantial net cooling of Earth's atmosphere.

The author is at the Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France. E-mail: francois-marie.breon{at}cea.fr

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