On June 12, Jorma Rahu defended his doctoral thesis titled “A Study of the Temporal Development of Strong Anthropogenic Cloud Disturbances to Better Understand the Impact of Aerosols on Clouds”
The doctoral thesis investigated how anthropogenic pollutant particles affect clouds and thereby Earth’s climate. Using remote sensing data, it was found that industrial aerosol pollution can alter the lifespan and thickness of polluted clouds and even cause snowfall. The supervisors of the work were Associate Professor Velle Toll and Professor Piia Post from the University […]