On balance, aerosol particles tend to scatter energy back to space and cool the planet.
Yellow areas show plumes in which large and small aerosol particles are intermingling.
The size of aerosol particles is also crucial, and efforts must be made to ensure optimal delivery.
A high proportion of aerosol particles originate from the reactor control rod materials.
The gaseous compounds may be adsorbed on the surface of the aerosol particles.
However, they emphasize that these aerosol particles can only travel short distances.
Worldwide each year, aerosol particles result in about 800,000 premature deaths.
This is the process by which aerosol particles move randomly due to collisions with gas molecules.
Computer models can be used to understand the behaviour of aerosol particles, and are particularly useful in modelling their effect on global climate.
The aerosol particles form a whitish haze in the sky.