Aerosols in current and future Arctic climate

Julia Schmale (), Paul Zieger and Annica M. L. Ekman
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Julia Schmale: École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Paul Zieger: Stockholm University and Bolin Centre for Climate Research
Annica M. L. Ekman: Stockholm University and Bolin Centre for Climate Research

Nature Climate Change, 2021, vol. 11, issue 2, 95-105

Abstract: Abstract Mechanisms of Arctic amplification and Arctic climate change are difficult to pinpoint, and current climate models do not represent the complex local processes and feedbacks at play, in particular for aerosol–climate interactions. This Perspective highlights the role of aerosols in contemporary Arctic climate change and stresses that the Arctic natural aerosol baseline is changing fast and its regional characteristics are very diverse. We argue that to improve understanding of present day and future Arctic, more detailed knowledge is needed on natural Arctic aerosol emissions, their evolution and transport, and the effects on cloud microphysics. In particular, observation and modelling work should focus on the sensitivity of aerosol–climate interactions to the rapidly evolving base state of the Arctic.

Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1038/s41558-020-00969-5

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