Environment & Ecology · Environment
Brown carbon can alter regional cloud properties and shift precipitation patterns by:
- 1Accelerating the melting of glaciers through the absorption of near-infrared light
- 2Reflecting shortwave ultraviolet radiation to significantly increase planetary albedo
- 3Absorbing longwave infrared radiation emitted directly from the Earth's surface
- 4Serving as atmospheric cloud condensation nuclei✓
Correct answer
Serving as atmospheric cloud condensation nuclei
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