Aerosol Formation Processes, Measurement Techniques and Related Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Biogenic and anthropogenic aerosol sources are essential to the Earth’s climate system. These particles are capable of heating or cooling the atmosphere. In addition, their size, shape, and chemical composition influence indirect radiative forcing and cloud properties (e.g., cloud condensation nucleus and albedo). Such forcing still has uncertainties due to the complexity of the aerosol and numerous measurement limitations. Although multiple measurement and analysis techniques have been developed in recent years, scientists worldwide still seek to decrease the uncertainties inherent in the effects of these particles on climate, ecosystem functioning, and health. Likewise, several physical mechanisms linked to the aerosol formation processes and their interactions remain unacknowledged. Moreover, many types of particle matter remain particularly challenging to characterize, mainly due to the cost employed in the measurement technologies and few measures around remote sites. In this context, remote sensing technics from orbital sensors and numerical modeling are necessary methods to estimate the properties of aerosols over different types of surfaces, and to address these complex challenges. Validated models with measures in situ can reveal new indicators of atmospheric state, decrease uncertainties and improve weather forecasting, refining our analysis methods with more sophisticated approaches for the atmospheric sciences.

This Special Issue, “Aerosol Formation Processes, Measurement Techniques and Related Applications”, aims to publish topics concerning atmospheric aerosols science. This Special Issue will discuss the chemical and physical mechanisms of aerosols’ formation processes. We also encourage the submission of applied research related to atmospheric aerosol measurement techniques in situ and in laboratories. The main subject areas include, but are not limited to:

• Types of aerosols and their formation processes;
• Aerosols and photochemical processes;
• Aerosol–cloud interactions: cloud formation processes and radiative forcing;
• Aerosol measurement techniques: fundamentals, applications and analysis;
• Remote sensing of aerosols: orbital sensors and retrieval of properties;
• Observational experiments and numerical modeling of aerosols;
• Aerosols’ components and their effects: on health, ecosystem functioning, and climate.

Dr. Galuber Cirino
Dr. Cléo Q. Dias-Junior
Guest Editors

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• atmospheric aerosols
• measurements
• processes
• theoretical fundaments