TY - JOUR
T1 - Bioaerosols in the Earth system
T2 - Climate, health, and ecosystem interactions
AU - Fröhlich-Nowoisky, Janine
AU - Kampf, Christopher J.
AU - Weber, Bettina
AU - Huffman, J. Alex
AU - Pöhlker, Christopher
AU - Andreae, Meinrat O.
AU - Lang-Yona, Naama
AU - Burrows, Susannah M.
AU - Gunthe, Sachin S.
AU - Elbert, Wolfgang
AU - Su, Hang
AU - Hoor, Peter
AU - Thines, Eckhard
AU - Hoffmann, Thorsten
AU - Després, Viviane R.
AU - Pöschl, Ulrich
N1 - Publisher Copyright: © 2016 The Authors
PY - 2016/12/15
Y1 - 2016/12/15
N2 - Aerosols of biological origin play a vital role in the Earth system, particularly in the interactions between atmosphere, biosphere, climate, and public health. Airborne bacteria, fungal spores, pollen, and other bioparticles are essential for the reproduction and spread of organisms across various ecosystems, and they can cause or enhance human, animal, and plant diseases. Moreover, they can serve as nuclei for cloud droplets, ice crystals, and precipitation, thus influencing the hydrological cycle and climate. The sources, abundance, composition, and effects of biological aerosols and the atmospheric microbiome are, however, not yet well characterized and constitute a large gap in the scientific understanding of the interaction and co-evolution of life and climate in the Earth system. This review presents an overview of the state of bioaerosol research, highlights recent advances, and outlines future perspectives in terms of bioaerosol identification, characterization, transport, and transformation processes, as well as their interactions with climate, health, and ecosystems, focusing on the role bioaerosols play in the Earth system.
AB - Aerosols of biological origin play a vital role in the Earth system, particularly in the interactions between atmosphere, biosphere, climate, and public health. Airborne bacteria, fungal spores, pollen, and other bioparticles are essential for the reproduction and spread of organisms across various ecosystems, and they can cause or enhance human, animal, and plant diseases. Moreover, they can serve as nuclei for cloud droplets, ice crystals, and precipitation, thus influencing the hydrological cycle and climate. The sources, abundance, composition, and effects of biological aerosols and the atmospheric microbiome are, however, not yet well characterized and constitute a large gap in the scientific understanding of the interaction and co-evolution of life and climate in the Earth system. This review presents an overview of the state of bioaerosol research, highlights recent advances, and outlines future perspectives in terms of bioaerosol identification, characterization, transport, and transformation processes, as well as their interactions with climate, health, and ecosystems, focusing on the role bioaerosols play in the Earth system.
KW - Allergens
KW - Bacteria
KW - Bioaerosol
KW - Biological ice nuclei
KW - Fungi
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84983758448&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.07.018
DO - 10.1016/j.atmosres.2016.07.018
M3 - مقالة مرجعية
SN - 0169-8095
VL - 182
SP - 346
EP - 376
JO - Atmospheric Research
JF - Atmospheric Research
ER -
