AAAR 36th Annual Conference October 16 - October 20, 2017 Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh, North Carolina, USA
Abstract View
Towards a Fuller Understanding of the Benefits of Aerosol Reductions
DREW SHINDELL, Duke University
Abstract Number: 141 Working Group: Regional and Global Air Quality and Climate Modeling
Abstract Emission reduction policies typically affect our environment in multiple ways, such as via altering climate change, air quality, water quality, and agricultural productivity, yet policies are often targeted at and evaluated for a single end point. I will discuss efforts to take an expanded view and consider multiple end points in formulation of emissions reduction policies, focusing in particular on climate change and air quality. Results relevant to both near- and long-term strategies will be presented, covering both US and international policy scenarios. I will emphasize human health and temperature responses to aerosol and aerosol precursor emissions, impacts that can be relatively well constrained. I will also report on ongoing research that endeavors to quantify the effects of aerosols on the hydrologic cycle, an effort that remains extremely challenging.