Stockholm university

Bert Bolin Science Seminar

Seminar

Date: Tuesday 6 May 2025

Time: 14.00 – 15.00

Location: De Geer, Geosciences building

The Bert Bolin Science Seminar will be given by Professor Paulo Artaxo from the Center for Amazonian Sustainability, University of São Paulo, Brazil. This lecture is aimed at fellow researchers in the climate science community.

Photo: Prof. Paulo Artaxo
Rainbow over the Amazon rainforest, taken from the top of the Amazon Tall Tower Observatory (ATTO). Photo: Prof. Paulo Artaxo

Welcome to attend the Bert Bolin Science Seminar 2025 on 6th May!

 

Aerosol particles in Amazonia: A complex picture of primary biogenic, long-range transport and chemical production mechanisms

Amazonia is a special tropical region with many aspects controlling the aerosol population. The forest itself is a major source of primary biogenic aerosol particles. Emissions of volatile organic compounds produce particles close to the canopy and at 15 km altitude. There is also the regional biomass burning component and the African long-range transport of dust and black carbon. These processes are mediated by local and regional meteorology and photochemical processes. Over the last 25 years, many large-scale experiments have unveiled the complex chemical mechanisms that we have only recently been able to integrate into a common framework. We will discuss these mechanisms and recent findings on Amazonian aerosols.

Photo: Ana Paula Artaxo
Photo: Ana Paula Artaxo

Prof. Artaxo is a renowned climate scientists and member of the Brazilian Academy of Sciences, as well as the World Academy of Sciences (TWAS). He was a member of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that received the Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore in 2007, and contributed as lead author in Working Group 1 for the Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Assessment Reports. Prof. Artaxo is also a member of the IPCC team on the Special Report on Aviation and the Global Atmosphere. During his Post doc, Prof. Artaxo worked at Stockholm University, where he also received a Doctorate of Philosophy Honoris Causa in 2009.

 

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Last updated: March 11, 2025

Source: Bolin Centre for Climate Research

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